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News: November, 2003 
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Wells College Students Present Fall Dance Concert

Desires of a Dancer features an eclectic evening of mixed styles 

Wells College Fall Dance Concert 2003The Wells College Dance Collective proudly presents Desires of a Dancer, this fall’s student dance concert. The show will run Friday, December 5 and Saturday, December 6, beginning promptly at 7:30 pm in the Schwartz Student Union dance studio. The public is warmly invited to attend this free performance.

With a splash of color, back-bending twists, and quick hips, Dance Collective’s Desires of a Dancer will feature jazz, ballet, hip-hop, modern, Hula, and work from graduating seniors. There will be original choreography by Kjrstn Barranti in Fire Dance, and a sneak peek of Margaret Irving’s Photographic Images, a pre-thesis project showing. The program will run 90 minutes with a brief intermission, followed by a question and answer session with the dancers. Associate professor of dance Jeanne Goddard of Ithaca supervises the students in their efforts.

Dance Collective, a student-led organization, has lit the stage each year with a performance supported solely by the efforts of its members. The organization has continued through the years to preserve its artistic excellence with annual showings of varied dance forms. Students from first year to senior year bring an exciting mix of their own favorite tunes and turns. Dance Collective co-president Lindsay Connor states, “In the past, Dance Collective has served as a vital part of the Wells community and we hope to continue that tradition.” The club is open to all interested in dance, and actively coordinates activities on campus, supports dance performances and workshops, sponsors films, and brings guest artists and master classes to Aurora.

For more information about Desires of a Dancer and dance classes at Wells, please contact dance professor and director Jeanne Goddard at 315/364-3213.

November, 2003


Wells President Lisa Marsh Ryerson Honored by N.O.W. for Leadership in Education

Wells College President Lisa Marsh Ryerson received the 2003 Unsung Heroine Award for Leadership in Women’s Education from the Central New York Chapter of the National Organization for Women (N.O.W.). She accepted the award at a ceremony held at LeMoyne Manor in Syracuse on Saturday, November 15.

“President Ryerson is a regional, state, and national leader known for her higher education advocacy, her work on behalf of women and girls, and her commitment to creating sustainable communities,” said Jean Kessner, television news reporter for WIXT in Syracuse and MC of the award ceremony. “She carries with her everywhere the all-important message that through quality education we can unlock human potential.”

In the award citation, N.O.W. recognized President Ryerson for her leadership on the national level as chair of the Women’s College Coalition in Washington, DC and as a board member of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), among other positions. 

According to the citation, “She contributes to the betterment of life in our state as a director of the Independent College Fund of New York and vice chair of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities.” 

President Ryerson was also praised for her work as a member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Development Association (MDA) of Syracuse and Central New York, her support of economic development in the Finger Lakes region, and her accomplishments at Wells College. 

“At Wells, women are the leaders, the policy makers, the artists, and the athletes. President Ryerson has ensured that Wells remains responsive to the rapidly changing roles of women,” said Kessner.

In her acceptance remarks, President Ryerson said, “We are blessed with incredible human potential in Central New York. We walk in the footsteps of women who gave of themselves to open the world to us. It’s the least we can do to share the talents we are given and work on behalf of others, on behalf of the young, and on behalf of people who want to see their communities flourish with hope and humane values.” 

President Ryerson was chosen by N.O.W. for the award along with 10 other outstanding Central New York women that have made outstanding contributions in a variety of fields to advance women and improve the quality of life in the region. 

November, 2003


Holiday Book Arts Open House to be Held at Wells College

Hands-on demos, exhibits, tour, and items for sale

Celebrate the holiday season with a visit to the Wells College Book Arts Center. On Friday, December 5, the Center will host a holiday open house from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm. Refreshments will be served throughout the day. The public is warmly invited to enjoy this special free holiday treat.

Talented Wells students will exhibit their work in letterpress printing, bookbinding, and calligraphy. Unique handmade books, cards, ornaments, and gifts will be for sale at affordable prices. Tour the Book Arts Center studios, print your own keepsake, and witness the christening of our newest (and largest!) press. 

The Book Arts Center is located on the first floor of Morgan Hall on the Wells College campus in Aurora, New York. For more information please call 315/364-3420, email bookartscenter@wells.edu, or visit our website at www.wells.edu/bookarts.

The Wells College Book Arts Center was established in 1993 to instruct in all areas of book arts and technologies. Students in book arts classes learn the history and philosophy of their craft as they develop hand skills in the fabrication of books. They gain international perspective on book arts with visits from accomplished lecturers, writers, and artists, and with field trips to the area's remarkable collection of libraries, presses, paper mills and binderies. Current classes teach design, typography, the evolution of letterforms, letterpress printing, bookbinding, and the history of the book.

November, 2003


Annual Holiday Choir Concert Performed at Wells College

Festive tradition replete with evergreens and candlelight 

Wells College Concert ChoirAll are welcome to enjoy a holiday tradition at Wells College. On Sunday, December 7, the Wells Concert Choir and Chamber Singers will present its annual holiday performance at 7:30 pm in Barler Recital Hall on the Aurora campus. The public is warmly invited to enjoy this special free holiday treat. Donations of canned and boxed foods will be gratefully accepted for a local food pantry. Refreshments will be served after the concert.

The Wells Concert Choir and Chamber Singers are conducted by Professor of Music Crawford R. Thoburn, and will be accompanied by pianist Nancy Gilbertson, lecturer in music at Wells.  This merry annual tradition takes place in an atmosphere of pine boughs and candlelight.  The two groups will sing a wide variety of festive music for the holidays, featuring Gustav Holst's "Four Old English Carols." 

For more information about the concert and music offerings at Wells College, please contact professor Crawford Thoburn at 315/364-3347.

November, 2003


Native American Artist-Activist Will Speak at Wells College

Rick Hill of the Tuscarora will speak on stereotypes and history

As part of the Wells College Social Science Colloquia series, Native American artist, writer, curator, and activist Rick Hill will present a talk and slide show entitled, “How Stereotypes Have Kept Us From Understanding History.” The event will take place on Wednesday, November 19 at 7:00 p.m. in Macmillan Hall’s Art Exhibit Room on the Wells campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Through his work, Hill has contributed inestimably to the critical discourse and advancement of First Nations art and artists across North America. He has held numerous museum positions, including the directorship of the American Indian Arts Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is a consultant for the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. and is a founder and active member of numerous North American Indian political associations.

Hill taught American studies at SUNY Buffalo. He attended the Art Institute of Chicago and earned his master’s degree from SUNY. A Tuscarora, he resides at the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario. 

The Wells Social Science Colloquia series is coordinated by Wells Assistant Professor of Sociology Laura McClusky, who works with her colleagues to bring speakers to campus whose perspectives connect to current classroom topics. “Wells students are also invited to share their research, especially if it has been selected for a national conference presentation,” says Laura. 

Previous speakers include peace studies scholar Robert K. Dentan from SUNY Buffalo; a transgendered person who led a panel discussion on the family; documentary photographer Donna Galluzzo; Chinese dissident poet Yi Ping; and investigative reporter and author Bill Weinberg.

“The Social Science Colloquia let our students hear from specialists in the social sciences,” says Laura “Visiting scholars and other guests enrich the Wells curriculum and provide information about graduate school and careers, in addition to academic knowledge. I’m pleased our students can learn about giving public presentations through this venue. I’ve found many of the topics attract a larger audience beyond Wells students and faculty”

Hill’s lecture is sponsored by the Wells College Office of Intercultural Programs and Services and the Social Sciences Division. For more information on the series, including upcoming events, please call Laura McClusky at 315/364-3252..

November, 2003


Hear Ye!  Hear Ye!  Wells College Early Music Ensemble Presents an Evening of Ribald Music

Special guests join in for a night of naughty English pub songs 

Wells College Early Music EnsembleHear ye! Hear ye! The Wells College Early Music Ensemble will partner with members of The Bottom Feeders to bring a night of naughty English songs and other ribaldry from the 16th - 18th centuries to Aurora. Join them for “Come, Let Us Drink” on Friday night, November 21. The fun starts about 8:00 pm at the newly renovated Fargo Bar and Grill on Main Street.  There is no cover charge; 18 and over admitted but proper identification is required for bar service.

“Come, Let Us Drink” is the brainchild of early musician G. Victor Penniman, assistant professor of music at Wells College. Violist da gamba, guitarist, and award-winning music director, Victor is currently completing a Doctor of Musical Arts in Operation of Early Music Programs, with minors in music history and conducting, at the Indiana University School of Music’s Early Music Institute. He was music director for the Tygre's Heart Shakespeare Company in Portland, Oregon, and has performed with The Oregon Renaissance Band, the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, the Waverly Baroque Ensemble, the Tallahassee Bach Parley, and countless other individual projects and performances.

Victor is joined by seven students who make up the Wells College Early Music Ensemble: Jennifer Allen - harpsichord; Stephanie Bancroft - voice; Melayne Karnitz - viola; Jessica Kreutter - voice; Meghan Roberson - recorders; Allison Rodney - violin; and Katie Slusher - voice. Special guests include Wells professor emeritus Alan Clugston and two members of local band The Bottom Feeders, Scott Heinekamp and Tom Vawter. This hilarious, naughty spin-off of Olde English pub-style entertainment is not for the sensitive or tender of ear!

For more information about “Come, Let Us Drink,” please contact Victor Penniman at 315/364-3346 or the Fargo Bar and Grill at 315/364-8005.

November, 2003


Wells College Science Colloquium Series Presents GeoBiotics Corporation President

Cutting-edge mining technologies will be explored 

Steve Brady, president of the Colorado-based GeoBiotics corporation, will be the featured speaker in the Wells Science Colloquium Series on Friday, November 21. He will talk about the company’s cutting-edge technology for extracting metals from ore using bacteria and his experiences with the African mining industry. The presentation starts at 12:40 p.m. in Zabriskie Hall, Room 102, on the Wells College campus in Aurora. The event is free and open to the public.

Brady joined GeoBiotics in 1996 and has recently been promoted to president from his previous position as vice president for marketing and business development. He is still primarily responsible for marketing of the company’s technologies and for business development. He has more than 25 years experience in the mining industry and holds an engineering degree in metallurgy from the Colorado School of Mines.

The Science Colloquium Series is organized by two Wells faculty members: Niamh O’Leary, associate professor of environmental studies, and Carol Shilepsky, professor of mathematics and computer science. Other faculty members in the sciences contribute by inviting speakers and organizing colloquia that focus on internships.

According to Professor O’Leary, the series brings scientists and speakers in a variety of science-related fields to campus. “These presentations keep students and faculty up-to-date with current scientific research and connected with the wider scientific community. It also serves as a venue for students to explore possible careers,” she says.

Wells alumnae in the sciences are frequently invited to make colloquia presentations. The series also provides an opportunity for members of the Wells community to share their work. All science majors present the results of their senior thesis projects through these events. Information about internship opportunities and outcomes are disseminated, and audience members are able to network with professionals in many fields.

Recent speakers include Wells alumna Anna Jensen ’98 of Ithaco Space Systems; Dr. Robert Smith, department of bioengineering and neuroscience, Syracuse University; summer research and internship presentations by Wells students; and Dr. M. Todd Walter, senior research associate in biological and environmental engineering, Cornell University.

For more information about the Wells College Science Colloquium Series, please visit <http://aurora.wells.edu/~science/> or call 315.364.3212. 

November, 2003


Wells College Financial Aid Director Receives State Service Award

Cathy Bellomo is also elected to regional leadership position 

Cathleen BellomoCathleen Bellomo, Wells College’s director of financial aid, received a special service award from the New York State Financial Aid Administrators Association (NYSFAAA) in recognition of her work with students and contributions to the financial aid profession. She accepted the award in October at the organization’s annual conference held in Saratoga Springs.

This particular NYSFAA accolade, The Sister Bernadine Hayes and Rusty Hopkins Service Award, has a special meaning for Cathy and the Wells community. One of the women for whom the award is named was a Wells College administrator and Cathy’s mentor.

The award was established in 2000 to recognize outstanding women financial aid professionals. Mary “Rusty” McDowell Hopkins graduated from Wells in 1942. She joined the staff of her alma mater in 1960 and served the college for decades in various administrative roles, including the financial aid area.

In the 1970’s and ‘80s, Rusty’s efforts helped countless students in New York State gain access to higher education through increased financial aid awards. Among other contributions, Rusty testified before the New York State Senate and Assembly, advocating for increased funding. 

Cathy served as NYSFAAA president from 2000-02. During her tenure, she encouraged the organization’s participation in Education Day at the New York State Fair and created a viewbook for the organization, among other contributions. Previously, she served as NYSFAA treasurer and led many workshops for financial aid professionals. 

She has served on the leadership council of the Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) and the Tuition Assistance Program (T.A.P.) Modernization Committee. She is currently state representative to the financial aid council of the National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs (NCHELP). 

Cathy is now moving from the state to regional level of professional leadership. This year she was elected treasurer of the Eastern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (EASFAA), which represents professionals in 13 states in the Northeast. 

November, 2003


Early Music Concert Presented at the New Aurora Inn

The Frogwork Consort will perform “Table Musik” 

Frogwork ConsortThe Frogwork Consort will present Table Musik, an evening of early music, on Sunday, November 16. The recital will take place at 4:00 pm in the Lakeside Room of the beautifully renovated Aurora Inn, 391 Main Street, Aurora. This performance is the second in a series of early music concerts presented in the Inn. The previous concert, given by Elizabethan Conversation on October 5, was described by one audience member as “great playing, great music, and a great setting.”  The public is warmly invited to enjoy this special recital. A $5.00 donation is requested at the door.

In Elizabethan times, music was often played at home after a meal, providing the evening’s entertainment. The gentry would sing and play while sitting around the table; thus, this type of intimate and often intricate chamber music was called “table music.” The concert features The Frogwork Consort, a period instrument trio that performs on viols, a family of string instruments popular before the string quartet and which was the preeminent ensemble for chamber music in Elizabethan England. 

The Frogwork Consort is comprised of three extraordinary musicians. The organizer of this program, Dr. Susan Sandman, is professor emerita of Wells College. She earned her B.A. in  music from Vassar College and a Ph.D. in musicology from Stanford University.  She has won several National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships and other grants for performances and recordings. Professor Sandman retired from Wells College after 26 years to devote her time to performance.  In addition to Frogwork, she performs with the Aurora early music ensemble Elizabethan Conversation. 

Lee Johnston is a print music specialist with Hickey's Music of Ithaca,  and organist and choir director at the First English Lutheran Church in Syracuse.  Frequent performances on organ and viola da gamba include Crouse Early Music Ensemble, Schola Cantorum of Syracuse, Hendricks Chapel of Syracuse University, Syracuse Chorale and Marcellus. 

Alexander Rakov received his music training in conducting, composition and performance from the Leningrad Conservatory of Music in Russia, and holds a performance diploma from Syracuse University. Formerly a professor of early music at St. Lawrence University and director of the early music program at Syracuse University, he now teaches privately and performs on lute and the viola da gamba with the New World Renaissance Band and Cantiga. 

This is the first time the Frogwork Consort will appear at the Aurora Inn.  The fine acoustics of the Inn’s Lakeside Room has a special appeal for them, and the setting is historically appropriate for the type of music featured. Performed will be fantasies and dance suites by the English master composers Simpson, Tomkins, Locke and Jenkins. Various combinations of viols, including trebles, tenors and basses will be used, and one piece features the lute as well. Three of the viols used were built by the Crocker Workshop in Aurora. 

For more information about Table Musik and The Frogwork Consort, please contact Susan Sandman, professor emerita of music, at 315/364-8406 or the Aurora Inn at 315/364-8888..

November, 2003


Wells College Welcomes Renowned Muslim Feminist

“Women in Islam: Beyond the Images” - Dr. Riffat Hassan will lecture on November 17 

Dr. Riffat HassanThe Wells College Arts and Lecture Series committee is pleased to announce that Dr. Riffat Hassan will speak on women in Islam as part of the 2003-04 series offerings. Dr. Hassan will address members of the Wells community and the public on Monday night, November 17 at 7:30 pm in Barler Recital Hall on the Wells College campus in Aurora. The talk is free for any and all students; others are asked to make a $2.00 donation at the door.

One of the pioneers of feminist theology in the context of the Islamic tradition, Dr. Riffat Hassan will speak on “Women in Islam: Beyond the Images.” Her talk, particularly apropos at this time in our history, will give an overview of the normative teachings of Islam relating to women and the situation of women in Muslim culture. She will discuss how theology can be utilized for empowering Muslim women, and how Muslim women are portrayed in Western media particularly since September 11. Dr. Hassan will also address the debate on women's rights in the contemporary Muslim world.

Dr. Hassan was born to a Saiyyad Muslim family in Lahore, Pakistan. She is the granddaughter of well-known playwright, poet and scholar Hakim Ahmad Shuja. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Durham, England, and wrote her thesis on the philosophy of modern Muslim poet-philosopher Muhammad Iqbal. Dr. Hassan has been professor of religious studies and humanities at the University of Kentucky at Louisville since 1976. In 1999, she founded the International Network for the Rights of Female Victims of Violence in Pakistan, a non-profit organization with a worldwide membership (www.inrfvvp.org). She consults for a number of international agencies and women's organizations on matters pertaining to human and women's rights, and was a spokeswoman at the Fourth U.N. Conference on Population and Development in Beijing in 1995. She has been extensively involved in interreligious dialog with Jews, Christians, and Muslims, with a particular focus on human rights in religious traditions.

For more information about Dr. Hassan’s lecture and the Arts and Lecture Series at Wells, please contact associate dean for campus involvement Meagen Mulherin at 315/364-3428. 

November, 2003


Wells College Announces Endowed Professorship Appointments

Five outstanding faculty are honored in the arts, social sciences, and humanities 

At their October meeting, acting upon the recommendations of Wells College President Lisa Marsh Ryerson and Vice President for Academic Affairs Ellen Hall, the college’s Board of Trustees approved the appointment of five faculty members to endowed positions at Wells that support excellence in teaching and scholarship:

Professor Laura PurdyProfessor of Philosophy Laura Purdy has been named to the Albert C. and Ruth C. Koch Professorship in the Humanities. A prolific author as well as an exemplary teacher, Professor Purdy has published numerous essays, a number of which have been re-printed in anthologies. 

She has written books on children’s rights and healthcare ethics, including, Reproducing Persons: Issues in Feminist Bioethics (Cornell University Press), which is a retrospective of two decades of her work. Professor Purdy earned her Ph.D. from Stanford University and joined the faculty in 1979. 

The Koch endowed chair was established in 1972 by the Albert and Ruth Koch family. Their daughter, Elizabeth Koch Darlington, is a member of the Wells Class of 1935.

Professor of Economics and Management Muin Uddin has been appointed the Herbert J. Charles and Florence Charles Faegre Professor of International Relations. He teaches Economics of Developing Countries and the Advanced Internship in Economics and Business, among other courses. 

Last summer he was selected by the German Academic Exchange Service, as part of a team of North American scholars, to attend a series of conferences that took him across Europe. The meetings addressed political, socioeconomic, and cultural realities in Europe with special emphasis on globalization and demographic challenges. Professor Uddin received his Ph.D. from Syracuse University and joined the faculty in 1990. 

This professorship was established in 1986 by Florence Charles Faegre ’38.

Professor Victoria MunozAssociate Professor of Psychology Victoria Muñoz has been named the Patti McGill Peterson Professor of Social Science. She is currently involved in a study that explores the intersection between gender identities and sexual orientation, making use of Cornell University’s Human Sexuality Collection. 

She has presented numerous papers at conferences, including an overview of her current research at the 16th World Congress of Sexology held in Havana, Cuba. Professor Muñoz is the author of the book, Where “Something Catches”: Work, Love, and Identity in Youth (State University of New York Press). She earned her Ed.D. from Harvard University and joined the Wells faculty in 1994. 

This chair is named in honor of Wells’ 14th president and was established in 1987 by Mrs. Robert D. Campbell (Henrietta Titzell ’12) whose daughter is Mrs. John T. Bailey (Katherine Gerwig ’52).

Associate Professor of Theatre Susan Forbes and Professor of Dance Jeanne Goddard have been named National Endowment for the Humanities Preceptors in Women’s Studies. 

Professor Forbes has directed numerous Wells student plays and has performed in professional productions of King Lear, The Good Woman of Setzuan, and The Rose Tattoo, among others. She earned her M.F.A. in acting from Ohio University and joined the Wells faculty in 1988. 

Professor Goddard teaches a wide range of dance classes and coordinates the annual student dance concert. A choreographer as well as a performer and director, she has contributed her talents to dance productions at the Provincetown Arts Association (Mass.), Cornell University, and the Northeast Regional American College Dance Festival. She recently performed and taught in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Professor Goddard earned her M.A. from S.U.N.Y. Brockport and began teaching at Wells in 1987. Goddard was also promoted from associate to full professor at the board meeting.

The preceptor positions were created in 1983 at Wells by the National Endowment for the Humanities with generous support from alumnae and friends of the college.

All appointments, except Ms. Goddard’s promotion to full professor, are for a five-year term (2003 - 2008). Endowed chairs and professorships at Wells have a long history of receiving generous support from alumnae and friends of the college. These positions provide a direct source of funding to professors that encourages excellence in both teaching and scholarship. 

For more information about these endowed professorships, please contact Vice President Ellen Hall at 315/364-3241.

November, 2003


Wells College Welcomes University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop Poetry Professor 

Cole Swensen will read from her work, give poetry writing workshop 

Dr. Cole SwensenThe Wells College Visiting Writers’ Series and the Wells Book Arts Center are pleased to announce that poet, scholar and translator Cole Swensen will give a public reading of her poetry at 8:00pm on Wednesday, November 12 in the Art Exhibit Room, Macmillan Hall. The free reading will be followed by a reception with an opportunity to meet the speaker; refreshments will be served.

Dr. Cole Swensen is the author of seven books of poetry, many of which address her interests in western art, French language and culture, and translation. She is the recipient of several awards, including the 1998 Iowa Poetry Prize for Try; the 1995 New American Poetry Series Award for Noon; and the 1987 National Poetry Series for New Math. Her work has appeared in numerous distinguished literary journals, including the American Poetry Review and Ploughshares. She also translates contemporary French poetry, individually and in group translation projects at the Fondation Royaumont near Paris. Swensen, who holds a Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of California at Santa Cruz, was formally director of the Creative Writing Program at the University of Denver, and is now on the permanent faculty of the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. 

Swensen’s latest collection, Such Rich Hour, is based on a lavishly illuminated 15th century book of hours, the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. The book reflects on the art, politics and society of the period in vivid and potent poems. Critic Barbara Guest notes that “Swensen achieves a rare poetic task of assembling from the medieval past the stones of its identity.” Swensen is currently working on a collection of poems about formal French gardens.

While on campus November 12-14, Swensen will participate in classes and conduct a poetry writing workshop. The Wells Book Arts Center will publish a broadside of her poem, “Ours: The Gardens of André Le Nôtre“ which will be available for purchase at her reading. 

Dr. Swensen comes to Wells as part of the college’s Visiting Writers Series, which brings several distinguished writers of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction to campus each year. The Visiting Writer Series is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts, the Virginia Kent Cummins Writers-in-Residence Fund, and the Mildred Walker Fiction-Writer-in-Residence Fund.

For more information about Cole Swensen’s reading and visit, please contact Bruce Bennett, Professor of English, at 315/364-3228 or Sarah Roberts, Victor Hammer Fellow, at 315/364-3420.

November, 2003



Wells College Library Expands Resources for
Students and Faculty

Wells is now “NOVEL-Ready” 

The New York State Education Commissioner Richard Mills recently praised the Louis Jefferson Long Library at Wells College for being “NOVEL-Ready.” The library has joined over 4,200 other New York Online Virtual Electronic Libraries, putting access to vast sources of knowledge at the fingertips of students and faculty members in the campus community.

The New York Online Virtual Library (NOVEL) is more than just the Internet; it greatly expands access to bibliographic resources and full-text information that is organized, reliable, up-to-date, and evaluated by expert librarians.

“With NOVEL, users can now access information from a variety of electronic connections before unavailable,” says Wells’ Head Librarian Jeri Vargo. “With our computer technology and networking capabilities, we have exciting new opportunities to meet the information needs of the college community, and without charge.”

The Long Library became an Advanced Electronic Doorway Library (EDL) in September 1998. As an EDL, the library goes beyond its walls to obtain useful, reliable information. Now, as a NOVEL-Ready library, users have access to journals, magazines, newspapers, and other resources available through a suite of NOVEL electronic collections. 

“The official designation of NOVEL-ready recognizes the Long Library is expanding delivery services,” said Janet M. Welch, State Librarian and Assistant Commissioner for Libraries. “Wells is better serving its students and faculty and is also offering opportunities that will give every New Yorker in any community - regardless of geographic, economic, or physical barriers - access to vast electronic resources.”

To learn more about the Louis Jefferson Long Library and NOVEL, please call library director Jeri Vargo at 315/364-3356.

November, 2003


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