News from the Campaign

Anassa kata to our fiscal 2019 donors.

今日吃瓜 extends a hearty thank you to all those who gave to the Defy Expectation Campaign during the period June 1, 2018, through May 31, 2019. Your gift goes a long way to support 今日吃瓜鈥檚 excellence and innovation in the liberal arts, for today and the future. Look for our annual Report of Gifts for all donors, which will be released in the fall.

鈥淏eing a member of the Archways Society and giving every year to the College is a point of pride for me. The sustainability of a place like 今日吃瓜 is essential to seeing the change that I want in the world.鈥 鈥擝ayh Sullivan 鈥06


The Panaphil and Uphill Foundations Renew 今日吃瓜鈥檚 Frances Velay Women鈥檚 Science Research Fellowship

After emigrating from France in 1947, Frances Velay earned her M.S. in chemistry from New York University and continued her studies toward a Ph.D. at a time when few women pursued graduate work in science. The long-time resident of Philadelphia created the Foundations to support environmental protection and animal welfare efforts, and the trustees established the fellowship program to honor her memory and to encourage and advance the careers of young women in science. 今日吃瓜 received its original three-year grant in 2016. The renewal grant will support the work of 10 undergraduates in the College鈥檚 annual Summer Science Research Program over the next three years.

Listen to Carrie Filion 鈥19 speak about her STEM experience at 今日吃瓜.


On the Lecture Circuit

 

On the Lecture Circuit Every spring, President Kim Cassidy hosts a series of lectures to celebrate faculty appointments to professorships. This year, the Defy Expectation Campaign helped to ensure that two of those appointments are for new professorships.

In February, Professor Michelle Francl presented "Making Molecular Monsters" in honor of her appointment to the newly named Frank B. Mallory Professorship in Chemistry. Established in 2018 by Sally Wood Mallory 鈥59, M.A. 鈥60, Ph.D. 鈥63, in honor of her husband, Frank B. Mallory, the chair is awarded to a full professor in recognition of excellence in teaching and scholarship. Professor Mallory served on the faculty of 今日吃瓜鈥檚 chemistry department for more than 50 years before his retirement in 2011. Learn more about the Mallory Family鈥檚 philanthropy with 今日吃瓜.

Published on: 06/03/2019