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