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Campus Events: February - March, 1999 |
Wednesday, February 10
Ms. Foundation President to Speak at Wells College
Marie Wilson, president of the Ms. Foundation for Women, will discuss her career as an advocate for women’s issues at Wells College on Wednesday, February 10 at 8:00 p.m. in the Art Exhibit Room in Macmillan Hall. Her address is free and open to the public.
As a leader of the only national multi-issue women’s fund in the United States, Wilson has offered critical leadership in the areas of women’s economic empowerment, safeguarding reproductive rights, and supporting health and safety for women and girls.
Under Wilson’s leadership, the Ms. Foundation has become a leading sponsor of Take Our Daughters to Work Day. Now in its seventh year, this phenomenal public education program struck a chord with Americans and put girls’ issues and concerns on the national agenda.
Wilson has raised and administered tens of millions of dollars for programs and organizations serving women and girls. She established and raised the Foundation’s $10 million endowment fund to ensure that women and girls will always have a source of crucial funds.
A graduate of Vanderbilt University, she began her professional life as a pre-school teacher. Her first-hand experiences in education and lobbying for women’s and children’s issues earned her an appointment as the Director of Women’s Programs at Drake University. There she designed programs on cutting-edge issues such as employment re-training, minority career development, childcare, job sharing, and flexible work time.
As vice president and director of education and human resources for the Iowa Bankers Association, she consulted with the association’s 650 member banks, and gained expertise in private and public-sector joint ventures. This would ultimately position her as one of the foremost not-for-profit fund-raisers - and advocates for women and families.
Sponsored by the college’s Leadership Connection group, the leader-in-residence program brings outstanding women who are recognized leaders in their fields to campus each semester to teach, meet with students informally, and present public lectures.
Thursday, February 18
Fiction writer to read at Wells College
Fiction writer Anne Panning, author of The Price of Eggs,
will read from her work Thursday, February 18 at 8:00 p.m. in
the Art Exhibit Room in Macmillan Hall on the Wells College campus.
The reading is free and the public is invited.
The Price of Eggs, is Panning’s first collection of short fiction. Some of her other short stories and non-fiction works have appeared in the South Dakota Review, Ambergris, and Writing for our Lives: Creative Expressions in Writing by Women. Several short stories have been anthologized in various publications. She recently completed two novels and is working on the third.
Originally from Minnesota, Panning recently relocated to upstate New York, where she has joined the creative writing faculty at SUNY Brockport. Panning received her B.A. in English from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, and her Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii in Honolulu. She has taught writing to students in the United States and the Philippines, where she worked as a Peace Corps volunteer for two years.
Sunday, February 28
Escape winter in CNY: Attend an evening of "Mediterranean Magic" at Wells College
Wells College faculty member and pianist Nancy Gilbertson will
perform an evening of Mediterranean music on February 28 at 8:00
p.m. in the Alice Barler Recital Hall on the Wells College campus.
The event is free and open to the public.
"Mediterranean Magic" will feature music from Spain, Italy, Israel, Egypt, and Greece. The performance will include: Notturno by Respighi, Mekta in the Art of Kita by Egyptian Halim El-Dabh, Six Israeli Folk Dances by Haim Alexander, Pieces for a Little White Shell from Greek Composer ManosHadzidakis and several evocative and passionate pieces by De Falla and Albeniz.
Nancy Gilbertson has worked with such distinguished composers as Aaron Copland, Lorin Hollander, and Ivan Davis. A member of the Wells faculty since 1987, she has performed throughout Central New York, both as a soloist and an accompanist.
Saturday, March 6
Flamenco Dance Company performs exclusive engagement at Wells College
Jose Greco II Flamenco Dance Company will perform at Wells College on
Saturday, March 6 at 8:00 p.m. in Phipps Auditorium in Macmillan Hall.
Tickets are $4 for students and $8 for the public. For tickets or more
information call the Wells College Box Office at 315.364.3456.
For almost half a century, the name José Greco has been synonymous with the fire, brilliance, and passion of Flamenco. As the world's most prestigious Hispanic dance ensemble, the Greco company criss-crossed the U.S. in more than 35 tours. Today, the legendary master has passed the mantle to his son, whose José Greco II Flamenco Dance Company continues the illustrious tradition.
The José Greco II Flamenco Dance Company stars José Greco II and features his sister, Carmela. The Los Angeles Times said "Greco II has long since moved out of his father's shadow to become a star of unique heat and incandescence."
José Greco II, born in Madrid, is the son of José Greco and Lola de Ronda. Beginning his dance studies at the age of 17 with the National Ballet of Spain's School of Dance, he joined his sister Carmela Greco's Ballet Estampas in 1982, touring Europe, Africa, and the Middle East as premier dancer of the company.
In 1986 José formed his own company and toured Europe and Japan. After an
extended engagement in Monte Carlo, he returned to Spain to appear as guest
artist with Mario Maya's Flamenco Ballet and star as "El Ginete Caballo"
(The Death Rider) in the acclaimed production of Garcia Lorca's "Amargo."
For more information on campus events call Wells College Public Relations at (315) 364-3209
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