Lee Hyla, prize-winning composer and head of the composition department at the New England Conservatory of Music, will compose the new piece. A performance with John Rhodes of the Art Department led off Triple Helix's fall schedule on campus in October. 29 Hundreds of parents and other family members will be on campus for Family Weekend, set for Friday through Sunday, October 27-29. The weekend is an opportunity for family to sample part of the Wellesley experience. The weekend offers attendees a feast for all five senses, with performances, exhibits, tours, classes, discussions, Wellesley traditions and the campus itself in full fall glory.
Many academic departments hold open houses that afternoon, and special lectures are also planned.
Saturday brings a full schedule of panel discussions and open houses. Off campus, the Seven Sisters Crew Championship takes place on the Charles River and can be viewed from the MIT boathouse in Cambridge. 5 pm Reception for families and students with Dean of Students Geneva Walker-Johnson. President Diana Chapman Walsh's welcome. Sunday 10 am Chapel Service colleagues in the news wendy bauer , priscilla benson , and dick french , astronomy, were interviewed by local Boston television stations about alumna Pamela Melroy's first foray into space as pilot of the shuttle Discovery.