Washington College Alumni Magazine Spring 2012 : Page 5
WWW.WASHCOLL.EDU Beloit Professor Tapped For Dean’s Post A FTER AN EXTENSIVE search process Washing-ton College has selected Emily Chamlee-Wright to be the next Dean and Provost. Cham-lee-Wright currently serves as Associate Dean at Beloit College in Wisconsin, where she also teaches economics and directs the Miller Upton Programs on the Wealth and Well-being of Nations. She will be moving to Chestertown with her husband, Brian, and their daughters, Lin-den, 11, and Cailin, 9, to start her new job in July. President Reiss says Cham-lee-Wright stood out among a remarkably strong field of candidates because of her strengths as both a scholar and an administrator. “It is clear that Dr. Chamlee-Wright under-stands what it takes to be a great teacher and scholar and what it takes to be a great liberal-arts college in the 21st century,” he said. “She impressed us all with her passion for engaged learning, both in the classroom and in the field. In these chal-lenging economic times, we also value her experience in bringing financial stability and sustain-ability to high-quality academic programs and in expanding summer programs at Beloit. Her talents, energy and creativity will help us move the College forward in significant ways.” Associate Professor of Politics Melissa Deckman chaired the search committee that unanimously endorsed Chamlee-Wright. She says the students, faculty and staff who met with the candidate were struck with her high level of enthusiasm. “She was dynamic and approachable and gener-ated lots of good ideas,” says Deckman. “Both on paper and “SHE IMPRESSED US ALL WITH HER PASSION FOR ENGAGED LEARNING, BOTH IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN THE FIELD.” in person, Dr. Chamlee-Wright evidenced a wonderful balance of confidence and humility, leadership skills and collegiality. The College community appre-ciated her big-picture approach to building and sustaining an engaging learning environment for students.” Chamlee-Wright says she was attracted to the College in part by its commitment to interdisci-plinary and integrative learning and also by its confidence in its liberal arts mission. “Washing-ton College offers students the ideas, investigative skills and creative foundations necessary to navigate unchartered terri-tory and then expects them to engage in genuine discovery. This is the kind of education that is truly emancipating.” Summer Tech Camp Introduces Kids To GIS W HEN YOU ’ RE a kid, nothing beats spend-ing the height of summer on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, particularly when you’re looking for shipwrecks, creating virtual worlds or solving crimes. The College’s Center for Environment & Society is host-ing a Geospatial Discoveries Summer Program June 24-30, offering three tracks for students in grades 7 through 12. GIS program coordinator Stew Bruce says the camp offers young people an introduction to the growing field of geospatial tech-nologies with applications in everything from business, com-munications and the sciences to historical geography, national defense and urban planning. In the Marine Exploration and Discovery section, students board the College’s research vessel Callinectes to explore the Chester River and learn to map the river bottom. Working with a former NOAA scientist, they also compete to build and launch an underwater robot and a basic observation buoy that measures water quality. Students in the 3D Visu-alization and Virtual World Development will learn how to use several GIS technolo-gies including 3D virtual world game development software. Using 3D re-creations of either the town of Chestertown circa 1920 or the Pluckemin Artillery Cantonment as it stood in 1778 in New Jersey, they will estab-lish story plots and designs for a video game. The CSI sessions will focus on how GIS analysis can help law enforcement agencies pre-vent crimes. Students will learn how to visually map crime sta-tistics and predict where police need to increase their patrols and surveillance. This is the fifth summer the College has hosted a GIS sum-mer program, and director Bruce says it is satisfying to see many of the same students return to build on their past learning. He Campers last summer worked together to build a remote controlled underwater robot. The robot was tested in the pool and then deployed in the Chester River. promises plenty of fun outside the labs, too, from kayaking and pool parties to movie night. Scholarships are available. To register or for more information, visit gis.washcoll.edu. WASHINGTON COLLEGE MAGAZINE SPRING 2012 5
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