{"id":94492,"date":"2015-05-15T10:06:40","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T14:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=94492"},"modified":"2016-07-01T11:13:57","modified_gmt":"2016-07-01T15:13:57","slug":"bates-in-the-news-may-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2015\/05\/15\/bates-in-the-news-may-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Bates in the News: May 15, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Crystal Williams<\/h3>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/bb\/revisiting-great-migration-paintings-poetry\/\">&#8220;Revisiting the Great Migration through paintings and poetry&#8221; \u2014 PBS <em>NewsHour<\/em><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Bates Professor of English and poet Crystal Williams is featured in a PBS<em> NewsHour<\/em> story about a series of poetry readings that address and respond to paintings now on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.<\/p>\n<p>The paintings are The Migration Series, 60 small paintings by Jacob Lawrence that tell the story of the Great Migration of six million African-Americans from the rural South to the urban North.<\/p>\n<p>Williams read her own poem, \u201cYear After Year We Visited Alabama,\u201d described by reporter Jeffrey Brown as a &#8220;gentle homage to her father.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Williams also serves as an associate vice president at Bates and is the college&#8217;s chief diversity officer.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Revisiting the Great Migration through paintings and poetry\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zy0fhwJCyxc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Jonathan Adler &#8217;00<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_94500\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/05\/15-Jonathan-M-Adler-head-shot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94500\" class=\"wp-image-94500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/05\/15-Jonathan-M-Adler-head-shot-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jonathan Adler '00 is an assistant professor of psychology at Olin College of Engineering.\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/05\/15-Jonathan-M-Adler-head-shot-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/05\/15-Jonathan-M-Adler-head-shot-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/05\/15-Jonathan-M-Adler-head-shot-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/05\/15-Jonathan-M-Adler-head-shot.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-94500\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jonathan Adler &#8217;00<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/its-healthy-to-put-a-good-spin-on-your-life-1428338415\">&#8220;It\u2019s Healthy to Put a Good Spin on Your Life&#8221; \u2014 <em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Jonathan Adler &#8217;00, assistant professor of psychology at Olin College of Engineering, continues to get media attention for his research that suggests that the way we tell our own stories \u2014 our narratives \u2014 affects our mental health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Y]ou have a choice in how the narrative plays out,&#8221; he tells reporter Elizabeth Bernstein of <em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em>. &#8220;You tell the story and the story really matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Bernstein writes, &#8220;[P]eople who frame events in their lives \u2014 even negative ones \u2014 in positive ways have better mental health, and those who frame events in negative ways have poorer mental well-being.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Adler also speaks about his work for a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/podcasts\/the_checkup\/2015\/05\/three_strategies_for_taking_charge_of_your_health_care_and_medical_data.html\">WBUR and <em>Slate<\/em> podcast, <em>The Checkup<\/em><\/a> (at the 17:23 mark).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Ahmed Abdel Khalek &#8217;16<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_94493\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/05\/edited-ahmed-cosquer2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94493\" class=\"wp-image-94493 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/05\/edited-ahmed-cosquer2-400x289.jpg\" alt=\"edited-ahmed-cosquer2\" width=\"400\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/05\/edited-ahmed-cosquer2-400x289.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/05\/edited-ahmed-cosquer2-900x650.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/05\/edited-ahmed-cosquer2-200x144.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/05\/edited-ahmed-cosquer2.jpg 1792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-94493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ahmed Abdel Khalek &#8217;16<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/athletics.bates.edu\/sports\/msquash\/2014-15\/releases\/201504013ie71k\">&#8220;Faces in the Crowd&#8221; <em>\u2014 Sports Illustrated<\/em><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Bates squash champion Ahmed Abdel Khalek &#8217;16 appeared in the popular <em>Sports Illustrated<\/em> feature &#8220;Faces in the Crowd,&#8221; in the magazine&#8217;s April 6 issue.<\/p>\n<p>Abdel Khalek, of Cairo, Egypt, won the College Squash Association men&#8217;s individual championship on March 1.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Bates Theater<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_82099\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/11\/w_141027_Summer_In_Gossensass_0567.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82099\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82099\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/11\/w_141027_Summer_In_Gossensass_0567-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"From left, Colette Girardin \u201916 of East Moriches, N.Y., Ciaran Walsh \u201915 of Washington, D.C., and Hanna Allerton \u201915 of New York City perform in the play \u201cThe Summer in Gossensass\u201d in Gannett Theater. The production was Allerton's senior thesis project. (Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College)\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/11\/w_141027_Summer_In_Gossensass_0567-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/11\/w_141027_Summer_In_Gossensass_0567-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/11\/w_141027_Summer_In_Gossensass_0567-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/11\/w_141027_Summer_In_Gossensass_0567.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-82099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left, Colette Girardin \u201916 of East Moriches, N.Y., Ciaran Walsh \u201915 of Washington, D.C., and Hanna Allerton \u201915 of New York City perform in the play \u201cThe Summer in Gossensass\u201d in Gannett Theater. (Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.onstageblog.com\/columns\/2015\/5\/2\/the-10-most-underrated-colleges-for-theater-new-england\">&#8220;10 Most Underrated Theater Colleges in New England&#8221; <em>\u2014 On Stage<\/em><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The theater website <em>On Stage <\/em>says that Bates has one of the most underrated theater departments in New England.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Aside from being one of the best liberal arts and science colleges in the country, Bates offers a wonderful theatre program as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Shirl Penney &#8217;99<\/h3>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/dansimon\/2015\/04\/27\/1214\/\">&#8220;Penney Wise: Q&amp;A With Dynasty Financial Partners CEO Shirl Penney&#8221; <em>\u2014 Forbes<\/em><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>In a <em>Forbes<\/em> Q&amp;A with Shirl Penney &#8217;99, CEO and founder of Dynasty Financial Partners, reporter Dan Simon notes that Penney has developed &#8220;a game-changing integrated platform of technology and services for top independent financial advisors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/05\/REV-dynasty-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-94505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/05\/REV-dynasty-logo.png\" alt=\"REV-dynasty-logo\" width=\"314\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/05\/REV-dynasty-logo.png 314w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2015\/05\/REV-dynasty-logo-200x74.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/><\/a>Penney, whose personal story was told in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/magazine\/back-issues\/y2005\/summer05\/features\/a-penney-earned\/\">Bates Magazine in 2005,<\/a> left a major brokerage house five years ago to create Dynasty.<\/p>\n<p>Describing the intensity of building a company, Penney tells Simon that &#8220;when you go out on your own, your business card has just your name on it. Period. And to a certain extent what you did in the past does not matter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Raising capital, attracting people to make your vision theirs, convincing clients to come on board early, managing expectations at home, and not wavering on your belief in yourself can be difficult&#8230;.Then, when you launch, it gets harder.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Kristen Kelliher &#8217;16<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_70682\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcsh6.com\/story\/news\/local\/207\/2015\/05\/04\/kristen-keliher\/26895057\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70682\" class=\"wp-image-70682 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/12\/web_131211_Kristen_Kelliher_0050-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Kristen Kelliher '16 of Norwich, Vt., the youngest female to climb the highest peaks in all 50 U.S. states, is leading a hike up Aconcagua, the Western Hemisphere's highest mountain. (Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/12\/web_131211_Kristen_Kelliher_0050-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/12\/web_131211_Kristen_Kelliher_0050-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/12\/web_131211_Kristen_Kelliher_0050.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-70682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kristen Kelliher &#8217;16 of Norwich, Vt., is the youngest female to climb the highest peaks in all 50 U.S. states. (Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcsh6.com\/story\/news\/local\/207\/2015\/05\/04\/kristen-keliher\/26895057\/\">&#8220;Highpointer Kristen Kelliher&#8221; \u2014 WCSH-TV<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Kristen Kelliher &#8217;16 of Norwich, Vt., has climbed all the highest peaks in the U.S., the last being Alaska\u2019s Denali at age 18, making her the youngest female to \u201chighpoint\u201d all 50 states.<\/p>\n<p>WCSH-TV&#8217;s <em>207 <\/em>news magazine interviewed Kelliher earlier in May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A regular sample of news items featuring Bates and Bates people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":94493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"categories":[4,11009],"tags":[11051,10565,4818,7917,71],"class_list":["post-94492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-life","category-the-college","tag-bates-in-the-news","tag-crystal-williams","tag-jonathan-adler","tag-shirl-penney","tag-theater"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94492"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94520,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94492\/revisions\/94520"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}