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If you would like to be on the Executive board of Hippocratic Society for 2014-2015, submit a Statement of Intent! 

  Elections will be held at our next general meeting on Monday, April 14 (SCI 277 and 7-8pm) 

You must need to submit an electronic statement of intent by NOON, Friday April 11, 2014 to [email protected] and [email protected].

Candidates should plan a 3-5 minute speech for the general meeting on April 14th. 

    Some FAQs:

A. Who can run? Anyone who has been an active Hippo member for at least one semester.

B. Can multiple people run for one position? Yes, all positions, except vice president, secretary, historian.

C. Can one individual run for more than one position? No.

The PINANSKI TEACHING PRIZE is awarded annually to members of the Wellesley College faculty to honor excellent teaching across the curriculum. Faculty, staff, and students may submit nominations that offer specific, illustrative examples of excellent teaching. To be eligible for nomination, faculty members should have taught at least one course at Wellesley since the 2010-2011 school year. An individual may make multiple nominations for different faculty and previous nominations may be resubmitted.

Prize winners are announced at Commencement. Citations describing the particular forte of each recipient will be read at Commencement so that the descriptions can serve on that occasion as public symbols of the College’s regard for their high quality teaching. Citations are written, in part, using language from the nominations.

In the past, the prizes were awarded with reference to the three academic areas of humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Recognizing that a number of faculty are appointed to interdisciplinary departments, reference to these three areas will no longer guide committee recommendations.

The Pinanski Prize Committee, composed of past prize winners and three seniors selected by the College Government Student Organization Appointment Process, works with the chair of the committee to prepare prize recommendations for President Bottomly. This year, faculty members include: Tracy Gleason, Professor of Psychology; Lisa Rodensky, Caspersen Associate Professor in the Humanities and Associate Professor of English; and Orit Shaer, Clare Booth Luce Assistant Professor of Computer Science. Student members include: Katherine Leung, Shirin Maani, and Kendrick Smaellie. Class Deans Jennifer Stephan and Joy Playter chair the committee.

Nominations may be submitted electronically through MyWellesley. After logging in, select the tab for your group: students, faculty, or employment services (for staff). In the Administrivia section, select Pinanski Teaching Prize Nomination.

The nomination process closes at 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 16, 2014.

Former Pinanski Prize winners are ineligible candidates for a subsequent Pinanski Prize award. The list of current ineligible faculty includes:

Rachid Aadnani Robin Aker Mary Allen (E) Connie Bauman Rebecca Bedell Patricia Berman Frank Bidart Dan Brabander Emily Buchholtz Martin Brody William Cain John Cameron Stanley Chang William Coleman (E) Ann Congleton (E) Mary Coyne (E) Elena Creef Lee Cuba Beth DeSombre Alex Diesl Nicholas Doe Don Elmore Roxanne Euben Paul Fisher Charles Fisk Nolan Flynn Richard French Charlene Galarneau Nancy Genero Tracy Gleason Stacie Goddard Koichi Hagimoto David Haines Bunny Harvey Michael Hearn Thomas Hodge Nora Hussey Lidwien Kapteijns Margaret Keane Nancy Kolodny (E) David Lindauer Andrea Levitt Kathryn Lynch Stephen Marini Phyllis McGibbon Ifeanyi Menkiti Julia Miwa Marianne Moore Robert Paarlberg Carlos Ramos Joy Renjilian-Burgy Michele Respaut (E) Lisa Rodensky Larry Rosenwald Margery Sabin Orit Shaer Randy Shull Andrew Shennan Alan Shuchat Frederic Shultz Marilyn Sides Glenn Stark Raymond Starr Yui Suzuki Margaret Thompson (E) Ann Trenk Franklyn Turbak Terry Tyler Ann Velenchik Maurizio Viano Akila Weerapana Claire Zimmerman (E)

Join us in welcoming this year's Latina Month Keynote Speaker! Rick Najera is an award-winning entertainer and is one of the most sought after influential talents in the entertainment industry. He is a professional Writer's Guild of America (WGA) scribe and has been honored by Hispanic Business Magazie as one of the 100 Most Influential Latinos in America. Rick will discuss his personal and professional journey and speak to the topic of 'Cultural Pride: The Latinos You Don't See.'

Tuesday, April 8

When: April 8, Tuesday 4:30PM

  Where: PNE 339

  Register Here

Actuaries are increasingly sought after in a growing number of industries because of the demand for their analytical and problem solving skills. Good news is that most actuaries love being an actuary because it allows them to use their talents and have a meaningful positive impact. As one actuary put it: "I like to think that I'm helping people. I'm helping them get good health care, I'm helping them protect themselves in old age. I'm creating economic growth."

In this panel, two alums - Kathy Barnes and Dana Trail - will share with you their experiences of becoming an actuary. If you are interested in knowing more about the world of actuarial industry, whether you are a fit for it, and how you should prepare yourself to land in the industry, please join us on Tuesday April 8th 4:30PM at PNE 339!

Kathy Barnes: Kathy continued to earn a master degree in math at Brandeis University after graduating from Wellesley. She is now the director of Towers Watson, an HR consulting - risk management insurance company.