THE PARENTS POST
A Newsletter for Wabash College Parents
April 2009
Welcome to all of the Wabash College parents that are new to the mailing list of the Post!
2008-2009 Academic Calendar
Spring Semester
May 1
Classes end
May 4-9
Final exams
May 17
Commencement
Future Dates
Homecoming
September 26, 2009
Family Day
October 10, 2009
Commencement
May 17, 2009
May 16, 2010
May 15, 2011
Campus News and Events
What’s Happening on Campus? Visit the College Calendar: http://www.wabash.edu/calendar/ and/or
http://www.wabash.edu/calendar/announcements.cfm
Student News
Please join us in congratulating the following students on officially accepting the following.
Scott Crawford
Career Services
GRADUATE SCHOOL
- Kyle Prifogle, PhD Mathematics, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
- Duncan Dam, PhD. Graduate Chemistry Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
- Joseph Merkley, Master of Accounting (MACC), Olin Business School, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
- Joseph Neizer, Indiana University Medical School, (location not set)
- Jeff Austen, Rural Medicine Program, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Terre Haute, IN
- Royce Gregorson, Seminary Studies, Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, OH
- Roger Market, MFA Creative Writing & Publishing Arts, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
- Calvin Pohl, DVM School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- Adam Fritsch, PhD Nuclear Physics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
- Victor Meng, MS Statistics, Miami University, Oxford, OH
- Tom Pizarek, PhD Acoustics, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, TX
- Jeremy DeFatta, M.A. English/Teaching Assistant, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
FULL-TIME/POSTGRADUATE POSITION
- Dan Schwanekamp, H.S. Math Teacher, Ben Davis High School, Indianapolis, IN
- Nathan Rutz, Canvasser/Field Manager, West Virginia Mountaintop Removal Project, Ohio Citizen Action,
Cincinnati, OH
- Brent Kent, Governors Fellowship, Office of the Governor, Indianapolis, IN
- Trent Hagerty, Governors Fellowship, Office of the Governor, Indianapolis, IN
- George Mavrelis, Marion County Democratic Party, Indianapolis, IN
- Tony Neymeiyer, Assistant Offensive Line Coach, Football Program, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN
- Brock Graham, College Pastor, Pleasant View Baptist Church, Crawfordsville, IN
- Joshua Gangloff, Sales Representative, Riverside Electric, Inc., Cincinnati, OH
- James Ket, Assistant Project Engineer, Hunt Construction Group, Indianapolis, IN
- Jordan Extine, Manager, Nassau Swim Club/Yorktown Swim Club, Yorktown, IN
- Jack Reuter, Wells Fargo Financial, location not set
INTERNSHIP
- Patrick McAlister, Creative Resources Intern - Writer, State Farm Insurance, Bloomington, IL
- Craig Cochran, Conservation Foreman, Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, NM
- Arturo Medina, Kemper Grant Intern, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago, IL
- Adam Auter, Kemper Grant Film Intern, Chicago Int'l Childrens Film Festival, Chicago, IL
- Brody Tarter, Counselor, Englishton Park, Lexington, IN
- Gary James, Morning Edition Intern, National Public Radio, Washington, DC
- Clifford Kocian, Office of Advancement, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN
- Ian Starnes, WrenSong Publishing, Nashville, TN
- Jonathan O'Donnell, Camp Boggy Creek, Hole-In-The-Wall Camps, Eustis, FL
- Rabin Paudel, Atomic Physics Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- John Dewart, Assessment and Evaluation Intern, Beazley Insurance Company, Inc., Chicago, IL
- Matthew Kraft, Lilly Grant Business Intern, Partners in Housing Development, Indianapolis, IN
- Willie Matis, Lilly Grant Business Intern, Partners in Housing Development, Indianapolis, IN
- Thomas Kovoor, Lilly Grant Business Intern, St. Vincent's Healthcare
- Michael Myers, Customer Service Intern, Financial Aid Office, Wabash College
- Lucian Lupinski, Academic Research Intern, Physics Department, Wabash College
- Yijun Tang, Academic Research Intern, Physics Department, Wabash College
- Patrick Garrett, Academic Research Intern, Biology Department, Wabash College
- Matt Vianco, Academic Research Intern, Biology Department, Wabash College
- Ye Tang, Academic Research Intern, Biology Department, Wabash College
- Shane Harmon, Academic Research Intern, Biology Department, Wabash College
- Zeyu Lu, Academic Research Intern, Chemistry Department, Wabash College
- Lucas Evans, Academic Research Intern, Chemistry Department, Wabash College
- Chad Sorenson, Academic Research Intern, Chemistry Department, Wabash College
- Bogdan Gabriel-Stancu, Academic Research Intern, Chemistry Department, Wabash College
- Yangnan Liu, Digital Art Intern, Art Department, Wabash College
- Elijah Sanders, MCHS Program Development Intern, Know Indiana Program, Crawfordsville, IN
- Juan Cricco, Business Immersion Program, Wabash College
- Taylor Barrett, Parks Fund Intern, Psychology Department, Wabash College
- Steven Apostolidis, Research Assistant, Psychology Department, Wabash College
- Nathan Schrader, Operations/Marketing Intern, Lilly Grant Business, Connecta Corporation, Indianapolis, IN
- Kevin Stevens, Lew Wallace Study Intern, Know Indiana Program, Crawfordsville, IN
- Clay Zook, Phoenix Theater Administrative Intern, Know Indiana Program, Indianapolis, IN
- Austin Flynn, Carnegie Collections Intern, Know Indiana Program, Crawfordsville, IN
- Cameron McDougal, Dental Assistant Intern, Lilly Grant Business, Ft. Wayne, IN
- Daniel King, Summer Intern, Rhetoric Department, Wabash College
- Adam Current, Carnegie Research & Marketing Intern, Know Indiana Program, Crawfordsville, IN
- Luke Robbins, IRT Conservatory/Administrative Intern, Indianapolis, IN
- Peter Robbins, Eiteljorg Museum Festival Intern , Indianapolis, IN
- Benjamin Burdett, Network/Desktop Support Intern, IT Services, Wabash College
- Cormack Miller, Network/Desktop Support Intern, IT Services, Wabash College
- Charles Goodman, IT Services Media Intern, Media Center, Wabash College
Commencement Speakers have been Chosen
I'm pleased to announce that Hieu (Duncan) Dam and Andy Leshovsky have been invited and have
agreed to serve as this year's commencement speakers.
Gary A. Phillips
Dean of the College
Campus News
Senior Art Exhibition
The 2009 Senior Art Majors Exhibition showcases the work of Five Wabash seniors. They are a very
talented and diverse group. While four of them are painters, all approach the canvas with very different
styles. And even the clay-throwing sculptor has a radically different take on kiln-firing his work. The four
painters are Jake Huston, Steve Mosier, Joel Patterson, and Mark Turpin. Nick Roudebush will
display over 100 pieces of his pottery, which range from small cups to bottles to urns. Read more at
http://www.wabash.edu/news/6973
Financial Aid Help Sessions for Freshmen & Families
The Wabash College Business and Financial Aid offices are pleased to offer three help sessions for
incoming freshmen and their families. These help sessions are designed to assist you in completing
loans, financing options, understanding Employment Self-Help, etc. The help sessions will be held in
Trippet Hall. Our friendly staff will be glad to help!
Mark your calendars:
Friday, June 12, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
5pm – 8pm
9am – 12pm
9am – 12pm
From the College Archives
by Beth Swift
As classes draw to a close for the year, the Campus gears up for its
biggest event of all – Commencement. As the Loyal Sons of Wabash
prepare for the final event in their college career, the faculty and staff of
Wabash are busy preparing the rituals that signal the end of their student
days. I would like to focus on one of these rituals in this month’s article.
Pictured at right is Caleb Mills’ bell. This bell was used by Mills as the
first member of the faculty called his classes to order. The two story
unpainted, wood framed building – Forest Hall – was a humble start. Yet
the classes from that day to this have produced men who have made
lasting and meaningful contributions to our world. The list of “famous”
alums is as long as can be, but I also think that the men who go out into
the world, have quiet lives, help in their communities and live humanely
are an even more important part of the Wabash legacy.
When students come to Wabash they are brought into the community
during a chapel service. Different members of the Wabash community
speak to them about the values we cherish. The service ends with the
president “ringing them in” using Caleb Mills’ bell. They are now a part of the Wabash family.
As the last part of the commencement ceremony, their student days end with the president “ringing them
out” and this is, I think, perhaps the most moving part of the day. It is a wonderful ending and marks the
completion of a circle which encompasses their student days. They are now, well and truly, Wabash Men.
Admissions
While there's still work to be done with the Class of 2013, a few of us are looking ahead to the next
recruiting year starting with the Colleges That Change Lives Northeast Tour - May 16-21.
This year's tour stops include the greater Washington D.C. area, New York City, Boston, Rochester, and
Cleveland. Each event includes a 30-minute panel presentation followed by a 90-minute college fair
featuring the schools from the book Colleges That Change Lives. Locations and times are listed below.
The Colleges That Change Lives events provide families an opportunity to learn more about a unique
group of small colleges and universities from across the country. For some of the CTCL schools, the
college fair will be their only trip to that area this year.
If you know of any high school students (boy or girl) that live near any of these metropolitan areas,
encourage them to attend one of the fairs. Just be sure to tell the young men to start their evening at the
Wabash College table.
May 16
Falls Church, VA
Fairview Park Marriott
3111 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, VA
11 AM - 1 PM
May 17
Bethesda, MD
Marriott Bethesda North Hotel and Conference Center
5701 Marinelli Road
Bethesda, MD
2-4 PM
May 18
New York, NY
New York's Hotel Pennsylvania
401 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY
7-9 PM
May 19
Boxborough, MA
Holiday Inn Boxborough Woods
242 Adams Place
Boxborough, MA
7-9 PM
May 20
Rochester, NY
RIT Inn and Conference Center
5257 West Henrietta Road
Rochester, NY 14602
7-9 PM
May 21
Cleveland, OH
Crowne Plaza Cleveland City Centre
777 St. Clair Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
7-9 PM
Refer a “Wabash Man” to Wabash
Do you know a young man who would be a great fit at Wabash? If so let us know. We’ve already started
working on the classes of 2013, 2014, etc. If you know of any young men that are Wabash material, refer
them to the Admissions Office. You can refer a student online at www.wabash.edu/alumni/student/refer.
The Wabash College Annual Fund
An investment in Wabash College is an investment in 900 young men who can change the world. Read
about the meaningful impact your Annual Fund support is having on six Wabash men and their
experiences by visiting www.wabash.edu/alumni/af.cfm.
Then take a moment to join the more than 2,900 other alumni, parents, and friends who have already
invested in providing unparalleled opportunities for Wabash men this year by making your annual gift
online at www.wabash.edu/egift.
The 2008-2009 Annual Fund fiscal year runs through June 30, 2009.
2009 Indiana Wabash License Plates
Parents and current students with vehicles registered in the State of Indiana are eligible to participate in
the Indiana Wabash College license plate program. There are new procedures for getting/renewing a
Wabash plate in 2009. Please visit www.wabash.edu/alumni/plates for more information.
Double or Triple the Value of your Annual Contribution
You might be able to double or triple the value of your gift to Wabash if you or your spouse work for a
company with a matching gift program. Use the online searchable database
(www.wabash.edu/alumni/matching) to learn about companies with matching gift programs.
Please contact me (Michele Tatar) at tatarm@wabash.edu or 765-361-6369
with questions or comments.
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