Wellesley Student-Athletes Present at Tanner 2014

WELLESLEY, Mass. -- Twenty Wellesley College student-athletes presented at the annual Tanner Conference, held earlier this week at Wellesley College. The Tanner Conference is an annual event that provides students with the opportunity to present their off-campus experiences with the college community. The conference explores the relationship between the liberal arts classroom and student participation in an increasingly diverse and interdependent world.

A list of presentation topics discussed by Wellesley student-athletes is below. Click here to view the Tanner 2014 Publication, including abstracts for each project. 

Emily Ahn '16 (Crew) - On the Beaten Path and Off It: Contrasting Experiences in the Tech Industry 

Charlotte Benishek '16 (Crew) - Beyond the Senate Bus: Connecting Wellesley to Boston Through Lumpkin Summer Service

Claire Cerda '15 (Soccer) - Supporting Innovation in Syntheitc Biology Through Human-Computer Interaction: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Gabriela Cooper-Vespa '15 (Swimming) - Gateway to the U.S.: Education Consulting in China  

Juliette Fry '16 (Soccer) - Women's Health Abroad and at Home: Understanding the Implication and the Commonality of Marginalized Health Care 

Ciaran Gallagher '17 (Crew) - A Whale of a Time: My Summer at NOAA

Nathalie Gruet '15 (Field Hockey) - Sitting at the Adults' Table: A Summer at the State Department 

Becky Hamilton '15 (Field Hockey) - Leaving Space: Reflections on Working in a Therapeutic Summer Camp

Kathleen Hanlon '15 (Track) - Modern-Day Medical Treatment: From the Bench to the Bedside

Cassie Hoef '15 (Fencing) - Supporting Innovation in Syntheitc Biology Through Human-Computer Interaction: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Diana Lee '15 (Fencing) - A New Way to Eat in China

Victoria Lee '16 (Cross Country) - Gainful Employment: Defining and Measuring Postsecondary Education Quality

Loren Lock '15 (Crew) - For your Eyes and Ears Only: Insights From a Year of Voluntourism Abroad 

Dana Marks '15 (Field Hockey) - A Historic House in Modern Day: A Summer at Tudor Place

Nina McKee '16 (Crew) - Insights From Food Tank: 10 Ways You Can Positively Contribute to Our Food System 

Meghan Peterson '15 (Field Hockey) - Leaving Space: Reflections on Working in a Therapeutic Summer Camp

Aggie Rieger '17 (Crew) - Downtown Dreams: Education Intervention, Grassroots Organizations, and Class in a Classroom 

Claire Tam '15 (Crew) - Breaking Down Barriers: Peacebuilding and Cross-Community Engagement in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Charlotte Treadwell '16 (Fencing) - Our Homes: Mapping Historic Jewish Communities Across the Middle East with Diarna

Lei Wei '16 (Golf) - Communicating Science: From Theories to Talks

PERA Advisors

Connie Bauman - Science in Action: Motivating Girls to Find Their Inner Scientist