The Intellectual Enrichment Grants program distributed $55,000 this year
to a number of imaginative and creative proposals. From Trish Williams, committee
coordinator, here is a sampling:
— Classics Club (matched by IEF) to purchase a 488-volume set of classical works
to be used collaboratively by departments in Humanities;
— Mountebanks for the production of a murder-mystery dinner theater;
— Reading by playwright Katie Ambrosio of her work, “Cracked Pieces,”
based on twins in a local drug rehabilitation center;
— Shakti and ALAS for celebration of Diwali (Indian New Year);
— Dinner and reception with Corey Cokes, poetry slam winner;
— “Taste of the Tropics,” various types of food and drinks from the
Caribbean;
— Student Activities reception with College trustees during Winter Carnival;
— Chess Club rematch of student v. professor tournament;
— Prof. Carol Weisse and students for travel to Brain and Behavior Symposium;
— Campus-wide leadership conference;
— Prof. George Butterstein and students in comparative vertebrate anatomy class
for trip to the Museum of Natural History;
— International Film Festival, to host six films and discussions.