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Posted: Oct 30, 2018

Blue Goes Green! Student-Athletes Present at Annual Tanner Conference

Blue Goes Green! Student-Athletes Present at Annual Tanner Conference

WELLESLEY, Mass. -- Wellesley College student-athletes are presenting today at the annual Tanner Conference on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at Wellesley College.

Established through the generosity of Wellesley College trustee emerita Estelle "Nicki" Newman Tanner '57, the Tanner Conference celebrates the relationship between the liberal arts classroom and student engagement in the world beyond the Wellesley College campus. Each year on the day of the conference, classes are canceled so that the entire Wellesley community can gather to learn from students about their participation in and learning from internships, civic engagement, study abroad and other opportunities.

Presenters have the chance to reflect upon their experiences and share their insights and growth with their peers, while attendees learn about the ways in which such experiences can complement the classroom experience and clarify one's interests and goals. Many students describe presenting at and attending Tanner as a highlight of their Wellesley experience. A complete list of student-athlete presenters can be found below. For more information, visit: wellesley.edu/tanner.

This year, the conference program is exclusively digital. View the 2018 Tanner Conference schedule and abstracts at guidebook.com/guide/102049/. See below for a list of student-athlete presenters:

  • Mia Caglieris '19 (crew), Political Science; Drug Policy & The World: Why Human Rights are Integral
  • Cassandra Cronin '19 (fencing), Peace and Justice Studies and Spanish; Preventing the Use of Child Soldiers: A U.S. Approach
  • Alex Dionne '19 (soccer) , Biological Sciences and Spanish; The Hardest Call: End-of-Life Decisions for Patients with TBI
  • Sophie Dolan '20 (cross country/track & field), Spanish; The Universality of Auditory Perception in Humans 
  • Francesca Dong '19 (swimming & diving), Architecture and Political Science; Wellesley in India: Insights from Internships Abroad
  • Clare Doyle '20 (field hockey), International Relations-Economics; The Economic and Cultural Impacts of Corruption and International Financial Crime in Argentina
  • Marika Dy '20 (lacrosse), Biological Sciences; Wellesley in India: Insights from Internships Abroad 
  • Sarah Gladstone '20 (swimming & diving), Psychology; Exposure to Clinical Psychology at the Walker School and Riverside Community Care
  • Meg Harney '19 (fencing), Neuroscience; On the Media and Me: A Science Major's Adventures in Public Radio
  • Jenn Harris '19 (track & field), Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies; Learning to Ask Questions: Aquatic Ecology at Lake Myvatn, Iceland
  • Sam Hoang '19 (volleyball), Physics; Wellesley in India: Insights from Internships Abroad
  • Sydney Hopper '19 (softball), Russian Area Studies; A for Effort: Developing a Love of Learning in a Test-Crazed World
  • Maria Iannotti '20 (crew), English; Working in a Microbiology Laboratory: Technical and Experiential Learning
  • Deyanira Ibarra '20 (soccer), International Relations-Economics; Combating Chicago Health Disparities: The Need for Community Engagement
  • Hannah Knoll '20 (soccer), Biological Sciences; Creating A Tenacious, Passionate Culture in the Lab
  • Emily Kopp '20 (basketball), Mathematics; Studying Air-Sea Gas Exchange at the Nations Largest Wind-Wave Tank
  • Elizabeth Lambert '20 (cross country), Chemistry; Community Services at the Thai-Myanmar Border
  • Michelle Li '19 (volleyball), Biochemistry and Economics; Diverse Paths in Finance
  • Katie Livingston '19 (crew), Environmental Studies; Teaching Science and Cooking in the Garden
  • Cecie Negron '19 (field hockey), Psychology; The Magic of Resilience: Equipping Children with Strategies to Overcome Trauma
  • Ashley Peng '19 (volleyball), Economics and Mathematics; Diverse Paths in Finance
  • Olivia Reckley '20 (soccer), Anthropology; Detroit City FC: How Soccer Is Bringing the City Back Together
  • Hana Sugioka '21 (track & field), Undeclared; Trowels and Tombs: Excavating at Ancient Eleon
  • Kayleigh Svensson '20 (swimming & diving), Biological Sciences; Fish are Friends, Not Food: Marine Monitoring off the Shores of Bau-Bau

Wellesley Athletics strives for excellence at the conference, regional, and national levels, while providing opportunities for students to achieve their potential and learn the values of discipline, leadership, critical thinking, and responsibility to oneself and others.