Fall 2010 Events Calendar
Public lectures, plays, concerts and more.
Film Studies professor featured in Vermont Magazine
Jay Craven was one of four professors profiled in the September/October 2010 issue of Vermont Magazine. Writer D.R. Boardman focused on the real world experience Marlboro students receive through working with Jay on radio, television and film projects.
Return in Kind receiving very kind reviews
After three novels written for young adults, Marlboro College writing professor Laura C. Stevenson has a new novel, Return In Kind (Separate Star) for adults of any age. Advance reviews have been very positive, including this one from Beth Kanell of Kingdom Books:
Stevenson's exploration of this landscape of hunger and heart is serenely paced and underlaid with a foundation of wisdom. In baring the framework built of loss and small acts of courage, Stevenson reveals how kindness and larger acts of courage take form in the soul and in community.
Also, Mark Roessler of the Valley Advocate reviews the book and offers a personal reflection of his time spent studying with Laura here at Marlboro:
The economy of words she had taught me to strive for was evident here. Characters and scenes fell into place: there were no superfluous sequences or unnecessary diversions. What had been an enjoyable, exciting read the first time through has become something deeper, more poignant and ripe for considered reflection.
Visit Laura's website to learn more about Return in Kind, including beautiful photos of the landscape that inspired the novel's setting.
2009-10 Scholarship Recipients
Read selected profiles and a complete list of Marlboro students who received a scholarship during the 2009-10 academic year.
Vermont Life profiles Ariel Zevon '97
The summer 2010 issue of Vermont Life includes a feature called Food is Hip, which profiles eight members "of Vermont's new-school food scene, from restaurateurs and farmers to food scientists and food-access advocates." Ariel Zevon leads off the article for founding the Local Agricultural Community Exchange in Barre, Vermont.
Dean of Students blogs from AIDS LifeCycle event
In early June, Dean of Students Ken Schneck was a "roadie" for the Ninth Annual AIDS LifeCycle, a 7-day, 545 mile bicycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles that raises money for the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. He was also one of the official bloggers during the event.
Podcast interview with Jacob Davis '03
Alumnus Jacob Davis appeared on the show Paradigms, which airs Sunday evenings on WBKM.org in Burlington, VT, on May 23 to discuss his work "on relations between cognitive science accounts of attention and consciousness in somatosensation, on the one hand, and Buddhist meditation, on the other."
2010 MacArthur Prize Winners
The Robert H. MacArthur Prize was established in 1973 in memory of ecologist Robert MacArthur, Marlboro College class of 1951. It was recently rededicated to Robert and also to his brother, John MacArthur, a member of the college's science faculty since 1948, and their parents, John and Olive MacArthur, who founded Marlboro's science program. A different theme is chosen each year, and all Marlboro students are invited to submit an entry. The theme of this year's competition was balance.
Second prize:Mary Coventry, for her essay, My parents' house
Honorable mention:
- Sophia Cleary, for her installation, Current balance
- Lauren Dushay, for her poem, Balance
- Levi Gershkowitz, for his series of photographs, Envisioning balance along the ghats of Varansai, India
The Committee on Scholarships & Prizes expresses its sincere appreciation to all students who submitted entries for this year's competition, and to all of the students who participated in the public presentation of their submissions.
2010 Committee on Scholarships & Prizes
Tom Toleno, Amer Latif, Sirkka Kauffman, Todd Smith
Students Lead the Way in Wendell-Judd Cup
Marlboro College Marlboro's annual cross-country ski and snowshoe event was held on Saturday, Feb. 20. Over 80 people participated, including students, staff, faculty, alumni, neighbors and friends, ranging in age from 6 to 86. Winners included students Wilson Gaul (men's), and Leslie Wilson (women's), both pictured here. Student Alex Tolstoi won the snowshoe category. More photos available on Marlboro College's Facebook page.
Students Honored at American College Dance Festival
Dance professor Kristin Horrigan writes:
During Valentine's Day weekend, eleven Marlboro students and I went to the American College Dance Festival New England Conference at Boston University, an event that was attended by students and faculty from 36 colleges and universities. Each institution had the opportunity to present two dances (choreographed by students, faculty, or guest artists, and performed by students) for adjudication by a panel of three professional choreographers. The adjudicators gave feedback about each dance to the choreographers and performers, and then they selected 11 of the 45 dances presented for re-presentation in a gala concert at the end of the conference.
Marlboro's dances -- a solo choreographed and performed by Amity Jones '10 and a duet choreographed by Andre Morgan '12 and performed by Amity and Andre (pictured here) -- were both selected for the gala. This was a huge honor for the students and also some wonderful recognition for the college, as Marlboro was the only college to be represented twice in the gala.
Classrooms Engage Local Community
From the pages of Potash Hill: Faculty and students explore ecological and cultural opportunities in southern Vermont.
Marlboro Alumna Interviews Peter Galbraith
Katharine Gypson '05 recently interviewed Ambassador Peter Galbraith (who is on the Marlboro College board of trustees) about the 2009 Afghanistan elections and U.S. policy in the country where he served as UN Deputy Special Representative. Special thanks to America Abroad Media for permission to link to this video.
To Copenhagen and Beyond
Marlboro College sophomore Drew Tanabe blogged from the United Nations Climate Negotiations in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was there as a representative of a youth-run NGO called SustainUS: U.S. Youth for Sustainable Development.
Drew was interviewed by Vermont Public Radio about his experience on December 17.
The Arts of [a] Free People
Freshman welcome address, August 30, 2009 by Laura C. Stevenson.
Marlboro College hosts many events that are open to the public throughout the year, including lectures, concerts and art exhibits. To receive notification of future events, send an email to pr@marlboro.edu.
Events Archive
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