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I think that the Flemer farmstand property would work very well as a location for the new town hall. It is in historic Waitsfield and, since it is on the road and has high visibility, would offer a stately presence.
Historically, Waitsfield never, as far as I know, has ever had a town hall that was really visible to the general public or tourist and still maintained a New England village look. Maybe because we have such a dominant looking library building.
I would like to revisit the idea of rebuilding the small barn into a modern town hall. I feel that it is the duty of the town and the state to try to maintain these historical structures (if not the town or the state, who will do it?) and rebuild them into modern structures that can be put to good use. Even if the cost is higher than a new structure, as long as in the end we can accomplish two things, saving the old building and having a modern town hall that will serve the town for 100 years. It has also been explained to me that the parking lot for the small barn would also serve the Valley Players Theater which is a huge benefit to the theater and the town.
Right now, due to Irene and the damage it has done to the Waterbury complex, the state is making changes in the location of some offices and, since the state is also interested in maintaining and using old structures, maybe we could interest them in rebuilding the large barn and turning that into some state office.
Because of the fact that it might be possible to find very good use for both buildings and the interest that the local, state and federal government seems to have in restoring historical buildings and barns, there might even be ways to find money from outside the town to help in this effort.
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App Store down?
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We're getting a lot of reports from readers that they can't connect to the iTunes App Store from either their Mac or Windows PCs, or iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. Some readers are saying they can connect, however, so while it's down for a lot of people, it may not be down for everyone.
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App Store down?
I cannot update my apps, either. I have made several attempts today. Each I attempt to do so, I get this message window: "We could not complete your iTunes Store request. The network connection timed out. Make sure your network settings are correct and your network connection is active, then try again."
My network settings and network connection are both fine. Perplexed.
Down for me also 4/21/12 12:34 AM est
As of 2:36PM CST, I was able to access and download apps from the AppStore on my iPhone.
It was working, but cut me off mid-download
I was able finally to update on my computer, but can't on my iPhone. Took a few tries to download the new Angry Birds on my iPad, but can't get it on my iPhone.
Hope this gets fixed soon.
nope no problem
Works fine here in Germany.
Problems in Seattle since yesterday
Can access the store here, but not download anything from it. Tried 3 different iPads and 2 iPhones running on 3G, so it's not my network specific.
works fine for me
12:55pm PST
Its down on my iphone 3GS and just-bought-today iPad 2!!! I'm in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area in Texas.
No wonder I cannot download apps. I thought it was my iPhone for a minutes. WA state
Try downloading something I dont think it will work.
Been down for me since 2 here in Dallas
it's working for Toner restock
Google and facebook have been having issues. I think theres a cyber showdown goin on
No problems here.
I have been attempting to access it here in WV, USA for about 2 hours without luck. Glad it's not just me.
Down here in Malaysia as well :(
Seemed to be down, spinning like crazy but finally did process transaction and download app. It did not automatically install however, I had to install it manually. Once installed, it didn't add to dock, I had to launch from the Applications folder. Lots of crazy behavior but it did finally work after letting it sit spinning for a few minutes.
The app store isn't working for me on my iPad 2, either. That's how I found this article, after searching to see if others are experiencing similar.
I can browse the app store, but when I try to make a purchase, it goes from the price, to "buy app", then the second tap that should initiate the purchase just causes it to revert back to the price. Meanwhile, a phantom app icon (all gray) attempts to download... wait a minute, the gray app has changed to the app icon, but still won't download. It's still "waiting". In addition to the strange behavior, there is a delay of several seconds between the "buy app" tap and when it asks for my iTunes password. The app actually appears to begin downloading (or "waiting") prior to it asking for my password.
Interesting... as I was typing this, I received a pop up message indicating "can't connect to iTunes store". I tapped "retry", but I'm not expecting much. Looks like a semi-localized iTunes outage? Bummer.
EFFING DOWN in NYC!
glad to see this post - I know it's not just me.
I called apple and was told by a rep who contacted the iTunes engineers and reported to me that " The iTunes store has some work to be done - some areas of the store are down but will both affect the entire store" he will contact me when the issue is resolved. It sounds like a big problem! I bet its the angry birds rio version!!!!!!
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I can access the App Store and view apps but is not allowing me to download anything here in England!
Down in the Netherlands to...
Strange, all I get are the grey "waiting" icons...
Been trying to redeem a gift card for the past hour in the US on iPhone. Hangs at the loading screen. Also tried to update two apps and both said waiting for about 20 minutes and finally downloaded. I thought I was going crazy for a moment.
down in UK..............
Cannot access from iMac desktop or iPad in California!!!!
Seems fine for me: http://www.amazon.com/mobile-apps/b?ie=UTF8&node=2350149011
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App Store and i Tunes links work fine for me.
Fine in Australia.
Not down in here in OK
I didn't realize how this would affect my day........
But as of 4:21pm CST everything's working!
i can access store in uk but app updates keep failing on itunes and iphone
just checked again and seems to be fine now
Ok here in North Korea!!!
Before it went down, I had some updates. When I installed the updates, got a pop up wanting me to verify my credit card information for in app purchases. Never had this before. I am thinking Bejewled Blitz was the cause. I really do not use the facebook Blitz. Thought it strange to have to verify my information when they already have it. Did not do it, and no response from Apple. Anybody else get this?
I got this pop-up yesterday while trying to download a free app - thought it was strange, but verified anyway, because app store wouldn't let me proceed with the download otherwise.
Was working on my iPhone as of 18:46 EST in Ottawa, ON, Canada
Haha. No doubt!
Whilst I am being notified of updates for downloaded apps, when I go to update my screen is blank with no updates showing????
On my iPod touch 2nd generation i went tothe app store to update an app and it ahowed it was gong to update but i did not. I tried a few tmes but it still didnt work. What should i do?
App store is definitely down. No access for the last 2 hours
iPod Touch (2nd Generation). I have been having trouble all day accessing the App store and iTunes all day. Whats Up????
I try and update my games that needs updating and downloads halfway n stops and gives message saying your download will download after you plug it into the computer. also i tried downloading games but same problem. i have no access to a computer though. please help me.
It won't let me connect it will let me look at apps but when I touch the app it won't let me look at it it says can not connect to app stor
I can access all of the iTunes stores except Apps. I do not get an error message; all I get is a blank page.
Same as everyone else, I can get to go on all the other options on iTunes Store but not 'app store'...al I get is a blank page, no instructions, no advice or help, just blank. It has been like that for 3 days now.
i had same problem as everyone else but solved it by searching for the app i wanted to look at once on the blank screen of the app store
I was unable to look at the App store page or Purchased page in iTunes on my PC. All I got was a blank page, however I just did an iTunes update and now I can look at everything again.
App Store says I have 2 updates. I push Update All. One goes to Loading and one to Waiting. But the one Loading seems to make no progress.
I gave up after awhile (hour?) and retried. Again, same problem. I shutdown my iPhone 4, booted it up again, and tried the Update All again. The progress seems there, but very, very slow. I am using WiFi at my workplace, and the receiving signal (radar symbol) looks strong.
Finally, I gave up with the WiFi, and used 3G with no problem on my iPhone 4 to get the 2 updates.
I've tried to update apps as well as DL new ones a pop up comes up that I need to verify payment page. So it's all there CC# address and the security code from CC needs filled in so I do it. But it says it's wrong. But it's not. So it won't let me update apps or DL new apps even free ones! Whats the dig idea? How to I fix it?
It won't get search matches or let me download right now it says app store something
i can't.
It won't let me search the iOS app store but everything else works fine...
I can make it to the App store but when I go to search for ANYTHING (Facebook, Fruit Ninja the Mass Text one I needed) it shows ""No matches found".
I am having the same problem on my iPhone 4; even when I search for apps I already have, it always says "no matches found."
Try doing one at a time first. If it hangs, turn off WiFi and see if 3G works better. For some reason, my WiFi at work did not work as well as my WiFi at home for updating Apps. I could be mistaken, but iOS 5 seems to me to update Apps without freezing.
Try doing one at a time first. If it hangs, turn off WiFi and see if 3G works better. For some reason, my WiFi at work did not work as well as my WiFi at home for updating Apps. I could be mistaken, but iOS 5 seems to me to update Apps without freezing.
i have a problem loading the app store on my Iphone 4g, altho i can access the app store very easily from my pc. Hwn i start the app store on my iphone, it just keeps showing me the loadind signal without actually accessing, and if it did, it's very slow and the small thumbnails don't show
I have WI-FI , i checked and it works. but when i open app store it stays on loading screen. I turn Iphone compleatly off , then go back to app store and same thing happens. loading screen forever
I can get it open but it won't let me buy anything
same problem here w/ me
Same problem
Mine works on my itouch but it doesn't let me download apps help!
Me too! Like, you click the free button and nothing happens? :/
I can accesss the app store but when i go to download I click on the price and it's like I'm not clicking on anything an it doesn't show me the feed back from the app or the picture preview. Help?


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The qualitative difference when writing on an iPad
Typing on an iPad is a decidedly deliberate affair. Absent a hardware keyboard, there's no feeling to the keys, no mechanical switch to the process, no muscle memory to produce words and phrase at the speed of thought. You almost have to look at what you're typing, and look again to make sure what was rendered matched your intent. Unlike a laptop keyboard, an instrument of will that simply puts character to screen, the iPad feels like something that needs to be coaxed at times, and that splits your attention between tool and creation. Jason Snell of Macworld has started exploring the differences he experiences when typing on a laptop compared to his iPad.
I'm no Oliver Sacks, but I'd wager that I'm just not taking more time to choose my words, but I'm actually using different parts of my brain when I write this way. And not only does the actual act of writing feel different, but the end result feels different to me too.
Two and half years and four-generations -- and a bit -- later, and I still find typing on the iPad more delightful and more frustrating than typing on my MacBook. I still default to my MacBook 95% of the time for writing anything longer than a few paragraphs, but I'm also not anywhere near the typist Snell is on either platform.
He's inspired me to go back and try some more writing on the iPad, however, and to try to better understand how that particular medium influences the message.
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The qualitative difference when writing on an iPad
Heh, same here! Maybe I'm just not such a fast typist that I need to be slowed down yet. :) I tend to find it more rather frustrating to type on the iPad than a keyboard. That said, I recently wrote a 1500 word article while on a flight on my iPad. No one has said it was better than my 'normal' keyboard-written articles, but no one has said it was worse either.
I agree with the distraction aspect (plus for the iPad over laptop/desktop), but the downside is the loss of being able to have all my research up alongside my writing. Since I do a lot of research (as opposed to creative writing), this slows me down for sure.
I really wish someone would come up with a killer multi-pane app for writers.... where one pane could be the document I'm working on, and the other pane could be a web-page or other documents with my research notes. I found an app called Side by Side + which does this (with up to 4 windows), but the UI is pretty space-intensive and unintuitive. I'd LOVE to see someone do something like that correctly. Any developers reading this!!!??? :)
IMO, that is too cliche. It's simply more of an imposed reality currently for various types of tasks. For other types of tasks, the tablet is superior. It's more a matter of how much typing is involved and how complex it is, or whether the task requires lots of screen real-estate or the ability to put up information from multiple apps side-by-side. If the content creation is other than this, the tablet may well be better. Also, it isn't as simple as consumption vs creation, but often content modification... which tablets can be quite good at.
Cool article. I don't write for a living, but my line of work requires me to write reports, emails, etc. I am used to a regular pc keyboard, but I do a lot of typing from my iPad using a Remote Desktop app, and I must say I prefer my iPad... At home I have an iMac, and that keyboard is my least favorite to type on.
When I was in grad school, they had these Dells in the library with odd keyboards that just sucked. I'd MUCH rather type on my iPad! However, give me the BT keyboard I have on my Mac Mini or use with the iPad any day. While the iPad virtual keyboard leaves something to be desired, there are some pretty horrible 'normal' keyboards that PC users must endure every day.... or worse, the little chicklet keyboards on phones that don't have virtual keyboards!
I think you need to trust the auto-correction and just power on through. If you're typing anything that requires proofreading, you'll need to go back and review your copy anyway. Fix auto-correct errors when you proofread.
I have an iPad mini. And it's literally impossible to touch-type two-handed on it, in either portrait or landscape orientation. Best to hold it in two hands and double-thumb-type in portrait orientation. Otherwise the keyboard is too wide to thumb-type.
I type very slow on iPad keyboard, but I can type very fast on iPhone.
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Death with dignity bill to get public hearingBy PETER HIRSCHFELD
Vermont Press Bureau | January 28,2013MONTPELIER – A bill that would allow doctors to prescribe lethal doses of drugs to terminally ill patients takes its first step on a preordained path through the Senate when lawmakers host a public hearing in the chamber of the House Tuesday evening.
While no one can guarantee whether the controversial legislation will win majority support in the Senate, advocates have been promised a vote on the body's floor. And Senate leaders have charted in advance its course though the legislative process.
To proponents, the legislation will enable suffering patients to choose "death with dignity." To its detractors, the bill establishes a dangerous precedent they say could diminish the value of human life.
"Most people feel very strongly about it one way or the other," Sen. Claire Ayer, chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare said Monday.
Ayer's committee plays host to what promises to be an emotional night of testimony in Montpelier, where citizens will make cases for or against the bill. The event, which begins at 5 p.m. and will be broadcast live on Vermont Public Television, will be followed by committee hearings on Wednesday and Thursday and a committee vote sometime Friday.
Ayer's committee has the votes to pass the bill, which will then head to the Senate floor sometime next week. That's where things could get interesting.
Ayer has agreed to postpone a vote on the floor, and instead refer the bill to the Senate Judiciary Committee, where one of the legislation's chief opponents, Sen. Dick Sears, will put the legislation through its paces. Sears, a Bennington County Democrat, said Monday that he has "dozens" of problems with the bill, ranging from the practical – like criminal liability for doctors – to the philosophical.
Adding to the intrigue is that fact that the bill has almost no chance of winning a favorable vote from Sears' committee.
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In the iconic final moments of Jefferson Smith's (played by Jimmy Stewart) impassioned filibuster before congress in the film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), he reminds his colleagues of why it is important to fight for what is right, even the "lost causes."
"… Because of just one, plain, simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine, and I loved you for it, just as my father did. And you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others …"
In many ways, the Willamette University motto, Not unto ourselves alone are we born, reflects Smith's sentiment. Willamette graduates are encouraged to pursue meaningful work that positively impacts the world. They do well for themselves while doing good for others.
The Willamette MBA program's tri sector emphasis, applying concepts that transcend the business, government and not-for-profit sectors, supports this overarching motto. Throughout the program and after graduation, Willamette MBA graduates seek opportunities where they can give back to the community while finding personal and professional success.
Two recent MBA graduates, Jessica Balsam and Joshua Beatty (both MBA'09), are doing just that. Their professional lives have brought them to Washington, DC, where they are taking on two of the world's biggest issues — education and the environment.
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It's no secret that we live in an increasingly global society. However, the Institute of International Education (IIE) has been fostering international exchange for more than 90 years through the provision of education services, assisting threatened students and scholars, as well as managing fellowships and scholarships. In fact, in 1921, IIE worked with the U.S. government to create the student visa category. Today, IIE helps more than 20,000 people access higher education and study abroad each year.
Building on more than six years studying and working in Asia, the Middle East and South America, Joshua Beatty now oversees IIE's six offices in Asia.
"My job allows me to work across cultures to improve the ability of the organization to further the mission of our program sponsors while simultaneously increasing access to higher and international education," he explains.
The description of his newly created position at IIE "read like an MBA class list," but required him to utilize his previous experience working in not-for-profit management.
As a manager, he's tapped into knowledge from his finance and accounting classes at Willamette to not only understand the numbers, but effectively present them to executives in his organization.
"My MBA taught me to look at problems and to find solutions in a more process-oriented and data-driven fashion," he explains.
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After graduating with a degree in sociology, Jessica Balsam planned to continue on to earn her PhD However, her life took her in a different direction — to Willamette to earn her MBA.
"I was (and still am) interested in making a difference in the world and Willamette gave me the tools to understand problems facing organizations today, the framework to work effectively with organizations and the ability to create high-quality results," she explains.
Balsam is now the marketing and communications lead for the U.S. Department of Energy's Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program. In 2009, her office received $11.9 billion from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act to support clean energy across the country. In her work she "gets to tell the success stories of this investment in clean energy technology."
Like Beatty, Balsam's position provides her with the opportunity to use her MBA skills learned at Willamette.
"I couldn't do my job without my MBA," she asserts. "Although the current focus of my job is on marketing and communications, I need to understand data sets to communicate messages to the public, know how to appropriately budget money to achieve program goals, work in teams, effectively lead groups of people to achieve measurable results and think strategically to maximize the impact of funds invested in the public sector."
Living "The D.C." Life
In recent years, Willamette graduates have expressed a renewed interest in living and working in Washington, D.C. post-MBA. Jobs in both the public and not-for-profit sectors require a broader understanding of management where recent graduates can flex their MBA muscles across functional and departmental lines.
It is an opportunity both Beatty and Balsam say contributes to the overall good.
"Come to D.C. to apply your MBA skills at improving the operations and efficiency of organizations," Beatty explains. "You will help make donor and tax-payer dollars go further and make an impact on a national or even global level!"
"The District," as it is often referred to, also offers a quality of life that supports its reputation as an international and cultural community.
"At its heart, D.C. is a political city and that vibe permeates much of its culture," Balsam notes. "There is never a dull moment with the museums, restaurants and sports teams and there are truly people from every walk of life on the streets every day."
Beatty agrees that in the city "you have the chance to meet and interact with people from everywhere in the world."
Though Beatty lived in D.C. before he started his MBA, it was a new experience for Balsam. "Being from Western Montana and then spending eight years in Oregon, D.C. is the largest city in which I've lived and I feel extraordinarily lucky to call it home," she explains.
For students interested in pursuing their passions in the nation's capital, both Balsam and Beatty offer advice drawn from personal experience.
"Washington, D.C. has a high concentration of national and global not-for-profits, and is of course the seat of the federal government," Beatty explains. "There are organizations and government departments that focus on just about every issue a person could be interested in."
Balsam agrees, "Find something to get you to D.C. My first job was not ideal but it got me to the city and allowed me to make connections. Within a year, I was working in a job I loved and I have now moved into new positions two additional times."
Looking to the Future
Just a few years after completing their degrees, these two Willamette MBAs are taking Washington — and the world — by storm. Even with this success, they are continually thinking about the future.
"Whether it is with the federal government, a not-for-profit organization or a private company, I plan to stay in the clean energy sector," Balsam explains. "The deployment of clean energy technologies stands to serve as a model of generating long-term value for organizations while still achieving short-term results. My goal is to institutionalize this concept in the organizations with which I work and make a sustained impact on the future of energy in the United States."
Beatty adds: "I look forward to using what I learned in Willamette's MBA program to improve my organization's ability to make sponsor dollars go farther; simultaneously increasing access to international and higher education globally."
No matter where these two MBA graduates ultimately end up, the work they are doing now is making a tremendous impact on their organizations, and society in general. It's a great example of living Willamette's motto and representing the ideals that Mr. Smith would be proud of.


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To thank all of these volunteers for their important contributions, KidsPeace hosted an appreciation breakfast this week to thank all of those who spend their time with the children. Among the attendees were pastors and chaplains of a number of Lehigh Valley churches and associations, members of the Parkland Ministerium, volunteers who teach and advise the children and KidsPeace associates who are members of the Spirituality Committee. Several KidsPeace children attended as well to express their thanks to the wonderful volunteers who help them so much. One young man performed a rap he wrote encouraging others to pray and try hard, while a young woman sang a poignant song and told her story of life before KidsPeace. Another young lady told her story, thanking Marian for all of the help she provided to her in her recovery. Katya, a volunteer, sang a song she composed for the KidsPeace children that asks that all be released from the darkness and see God in others. Another young man discussed how Islam has turned him into a better person and praised volunteers from the Muslim Association of the Lehigh Valley who teach teens about the Koran, prayers and how to model Islamic behavior. One of the pastors spoke about bringing God to the children, giving them the courage to open up and trust others.
After enjoying a wonderful breakfast with KidsPeace associates and several youth, the volunteers joined into a prayer circle and sang along with Marian to give thanks for all of their gifts from God. It was a touching tribute to these unselfish men and women who work so hard to bring the kids peace and healing.
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My newest version of the double-screw vise illustrated in Moxon's "Mechanick Exercises" (1678) is a complete success. The vise is simple , five pieces of wood. And the only special equipment you need to build it is a wooden threadbox and tap (a $45 investment). And it takes only about an hour to construct.
When clamped to a bench or a table or any horizontal surface, the vise raises your work up to a nice no-stoop height (45″ if you please) so you can saw, chisel or lay things out without bending over. And when you are done with the vise, it stores away against the wall.
When I completed this version of the vise, Senior Editor Glen D. Huey said simply, "Make me one, and I'll buy it." That might be the highest praise I've ever received for my work.
We're going to feature complete plans for the vise in a future issue, but it shouldn't be too hard for a slightly clever ring-tailed lemur to suss it all out. Here are some details.
The front jaw is 1-3/4″ x 6-1/8″ x 30″ and pierced by 1-1/2″ holes that have 24-1/8″ between their edges. The rear jaw is 1-3/4″ x 6″ x 36″ and is pierced by two 1-1/2″ holes that are tapped. There is a rear support at back of the vise that is 1-3/4″ x 2″ x 30″, which stabilizes the rear jaw. And the two screws are 2″ x 2″ x 12-1/2″, with 7″ of the handle turned down to a shade under 1-1/2″ and then threaded.
This morning I asked Megan and Bob to try it out with their own tools and give me some feedback. Bob said, "I might not give this back."
If you hate stooping when dovetailing, or you want a twin-screw vise but don't want to rebuild your workbench, this is the answer.
The following is a short video showing how easy the vise is to use.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2012 – For the third consecutive year, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Bacardi U.S.A., Inc. have awarded two students each with a $15,000 scholarship at the league's seventh annual WNBA Inspiring Women Luncheon which took place in New York City on Monday, Sept. 10.
Ariana Ochoa Camacho of New York, N.Y., and Essence Scott of Waterbury, Conn., were selected by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, respectively, as recipients of the Inspiring Women Gold Standard Scholarship Award.
"BACARDĺ is proud to collaborate with the WNBA, The Thurgood Marshall College Fund and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund to provide an opportunity for deserving female students to access their dreams of higher education," said Toby Whitmoyer, vice president, brand managing director, BACARDI rum. "Bacardi U.S.A., Inc. congratulates Ariana Ochoa Camacho and Essence Scott on their exceptional academic achievements and community service."
"This year's Inspiring Women Luncheon is celebrating Champions of Achievement," said WNBA President Laurel J. Richie. "Through our partnership with Bacardi U.S.A., Inc., we honored women who remind us that achievement is not just about trophies and medals; it is, at its core about using one's gifts to make a positive impact on the world."
Ariana Ochoa Camacho is a Ph.D. student at NYU. She has previously received a BA in Anthropology from Kenyon College and a graduate degree from San Francisco State University. Ariana's current research focuses on cultural dominance, race, gender and sexuality in the experiences of Latina/o immigrants. She has also spent time in the past focusing on environmental justice issues at a non-profit, and is also active in her community, most notably volunteering with Domestic Workers United where her work as a translator to support Spanish-speaking women has helped them be able to tell their stories of exploitation and abuse as Domestic Workers to legislators.
Essence Scott is a senior at Virginia State University (VSU) majoring in Psychology. She is active in her college community through various organizations including the Psi Chi International Honor Society, VSU Gospel Chorale, Psychology Club and Circle K Kiwanis International, and is also a Provost and TMCF scholar. Essence also served as an intern for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Social and Behavioral Research and Evaluation Branch during the summer of 2012. Upon graduation, Essence plans to enter a graduate program in clinical psychology and neuroscience as a stepping stone to her career as a clinical psychologist specializing in the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases in the African American community.
This Inspiring Women Gold Standard Scholarship Award was created to recognize adult leaders from the African American and Hispanic communities in the tri-state area (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut), who excel in the classroom, are leaders in the community, and exemplify the values of volunteerism and service.
Last year, Ariel Roberts of Chicago, Ill. and Blanca Martinez of Bronx, N.Y. were each awarded scholarships as part of the 2011 WNBA Inspiring Women Luncheon. The Inspiring Women Gold Standard Scholarship Award is conducted in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund.
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VIDEO: Bill Nye delivered the College of Liberal Arts commencement address. (0:35)
VIDEO: Willamette President M. Lee Pelton speaks at the College of Liberal Arts ceremony. (1:05)
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Here are more examples of what Willamette's College of Liberal Arts 2011 graduates are doing next:
- Lily Busher is heading to Spain through a national U.S. Student Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship.
- Kelsey Copes-Gerbitz will participate in a Willamette archaeological field school program in Scotland before beginning a master's degree in geography.
- Gabi Esser heads to Thailand for an internship exploring GIS surveying and development issues. She eventually plans to earn a master's in geography and urban planning.
- Marco Fiallo, a Kemper Scholar, and Dan Meloy will open a hostel in Ecuador that educates tourists and supports the community through mini-grants and micro-credit lending.
- Lauren Gold will work as reporter at The Outlook newspaper in Gresham, Ore., through the Snowden Journalism Internship Program.
- Luis Guerra accepted a job with CAUSA, the Oregon's immigrant rights coalition where he interned last summer.
- Hannah Harper, a Truman Scholar, heads to Ghana to conduct global health research with Professor Joyce Millen. She will eventually pursue a MD/master of public health or MD/PhD.
- Tucker Mottl earned a Fulbright Grant that will take him to Spain to conduct research and master's work at the University of Cádiz.
- Charlotte Osborne, a Goldwater Scholar, will enter the chemistry PhD program at University of California, Irvine.
- Christopher Propst will head to South Korea through a U.S. Student Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship.
- Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm accepted a job with the Fellowship of Reconciliation in Seattle, an interfaith organization that promotes nonviolent conflict resolution.
- Phil Taylor, who earned the national BMI Student Composer Award, will enter the music composing PhD program at University of Chicago.
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Willamette University celebrates Class of 2011 at commencement
The key to the future of our planet is to find ways to do more with less, Bill Nye the Science Guy told Willamette University's College of Liberal Arts graduates during his 2011 commencement address.
With his trademark sense of humor and a Willamette bowtie around his neck, Nye detailed the environmental problems the graduates will face — including a world population racing toward 12 billion and a planet showing the effects of climate change.
"You and your contemporaries are going to have to come up with new ways for many, many people to live," Nye said. "And I think you can."
The graduates, many of whom grew up watching Nye on his famous children's science television show, interrupted the speech multiple times with applause and with laughter as Nye offered some of his other advice, including: "Wear sensible shoes, especially if you work in a thumbtack factory."
Commencement, on May 15, was celebratory in multiple ways, not the least of which was the awarding of 420 bachelor's degrees to the Class of 2011. The graduates hail from 23 states, 60% are female and 18.5% are multicultural. The top five majors are economics, politics, Spanish, psychology and history, and 60 students have double majors.
Other important festivities were the awarding of three honorary degrees, including an honorary doctor of science to Willamette alumnus Dale Mortensen '61, who won the 2010 Nobel Prize in Economics; and the transition of the Willamette presidency from M. Lee Pelton to Stephen Thorsett, who was announced the university's new president on Saturday.
Pelton, who delivered his final commencement speech of his 13 years at Willamette, was upbeat — jokingly donning his trademark sunglasses — but also sentimental about leaving the university along with the graduates.
"I thank you for the opportunity to serve as your president," he said. "I love you. I will miss you. So now let us, you and I, walk in the light of a new day."
New Opportunities for the Graduates
That new day will begin in a wide variety of ways for the graduates, who are heading off to everything from internships abroad to service programs to graduate schools.
Biology and pre-med major Tyler Runyon '11 is going to Providence Medical Center in Portland to work in the emergency room — building on his student experiences directing the Willamette Emergency Medical Services (WEMS) program. His eventual goal is to head to medical school and become an ER doctor.
"My experiences with WEMS and my close interactions with faculty, students and staff at Willamette helped me develop and use skills that led to such a great job," he says. "The sense of community that is fostered on our relatively small campus has been so much better than any other campus environment I've experienced."
Graduate school is also in the future for music composition major Brent Hengeveld '11, who is heading to the University of Southern California in the fall for the Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television professional program.
At Willamette, he studied music and computer animation and worked with two other students to create an internet browser-based game. He hopes these experiences and the graduate program will help him work as a soundtrack composer in either the video game or film industry.
"The passion for personal refinement at Willamette is palpable," he says. "I would not have had nearly the same returns from my experiences here were it not for the many enablers among the students, faculty and staff."
Economics major Geneva Hooten '11 will continue working for the Oregon Department of Transportation, a job she began as a student, where she'll be studying public transit services and proposing new services in the state.
Hooten developed her interest in transportation through several internships during her time at Willamette, including one last summer with the Columbia River Crossing project through C-TRAN, a public transportation agency in southwest Washington.
"I will always value the relationships I've made with students, faculty and staff at Willamette," she says. "While here, I have made amazing friends and learned from brilliant people, for which I am truly grateful."
College of Law
The College of Law awarded 131 Juris Doctor (JD) and Master of Laws (LLM) degrees. The commencement speaker was Judge Milan D. Smith, Jr., who serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Aaron Jeffers JD'11 was one of the graduates who benefited from the Willamette University Public Interest Law Project (WUPILP), which paid for him to have a summer fellowship at the Public Defender of Marion County office. He continued working there through the law school's externship program and later as a law clerk — experience he hopes to build on to become a criminal defense attorney.
"I have built strong relationships with my classmates, co-workers, professors and administrators at Willamette," Jeffers says. "WUPILP and Moot Court also hold special places in my heart. The people I met here made law school a great experience for me."
Atkinson Graduate School of Management
Atkinson Graduate School of Management awarded 104 Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees to early career and career change students. The commencement speaker was Chris Anderson, publisher of The Oregonian newspaper. Atkinson also awarded 53 MBA degrees during the year to graduates of the evening MBA for Professionals program.
Jenessa Meng MBA'11, one of the early-career graduates, is heading off to a position in the Human Resources Leadership Development Program at Raytheon, a major defense and aerospace systems company. She earned the position, which will have her traveling in rotational positions for two years as she works her way up to becoming an HR strategic business partner, after a successful internship with the company.
"During my undergraduate experience I didn't have near the opportunity to network like I did at Atkinson," Meng says. "Discovering how to network and leverage relationships when planning my career goals was a huge learning point for me. I also value the small community feel at Atkinson. I have made lifelong friendships and connections who I will keep in touch with for the rest of my life."
Graduate School of Education
The Graduate School of Education will award 89 Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) and Master of Education (MEd) degrees in June. The commencement speaker on Sunday was Kris Gutierrez, a University of Colorado, Boulder professor who is a national leader in education with an emphasis in literacy and learning.
Graduate Justine Hynes MAT'11 plans to go on to teach in an elementary school. She says her classroom experiences in the MAT program — including student teaching assignments in two classes and a job teaching reading and writing at a local enrichment academy — "opened doors of opportunity that I never anticipated."
"I am eager to start using my knowledge of child development and the teaching strategies and skills I learned here to encourage and motivate students to learn," she says. "The values, attitudes and cooperative spirit of the faculty, staff and my peers created an environment that fostered lasting relationships. I anticipate always being a part of the Willamette graduate community — a network of knowledgeable, professional and compassionate educators."


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