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2002 Press Releases

January

01/04/02 - Concert Series Welcomes Pianist Paul Maillet & Friends January 25th

01/04/02 - Here Be Monsters: Jim Treacy of Monster.com Explains Marketing and Advertising Success in the Dot-Com World

01/10/02 - Pox Americana: Addressing the Strategic and Historical Role of Small Pox During the American War for Independence

01/11/02 - Men and Women: Are We Hard Wired to Think Differently? Lecture Explores Sex Differences in the Brain

01/17/02 - Taylor Branch to Speak on Civil Rights in the Wake of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks

01/17/02 - Campaign Exceeds $72 Million Goal Two Years Ahead of Schedule

01/22/02 - Birnbaum Takes an Intimate Look at How Government and Business Are Working Together Since September 11

01/28/02 - Black History Month Events at Washington College

01/29/02 - World-Renowned Guitarist to Speak, Perform in Chestertown February 22nd and 24th

01/29/02 - Merrigan to Speak on Ensuring Farm 'Welfare'

01/31/02 - Writer, Performer and Blues Singer Arthur Flowers to Perform at Washington College February 14th

February

02/01/02 - In Honor of Presidents' Day: Historian, Writer Daniel Aaron to Speak on the Presidents of the 20th Century

02/04/02 - Call For Student Papers

02/06/02 - P. Trams Hollingsworth to Recieve 2001 Washington College Alumni Service Award

02/08/02 - Poet Daniel Mark Epstein To Read From His Works, Lecture On Millay February 19th

02/13/02 - The Great Date Debate with Dickinson College

02/14/02 - Scholar To Discuss The Expulsion And Persecution Of Jews In 14th Century France

02/14/02 - Author Susan Stranahan To Speak On Sense Of Place On The Susquehanna River

02/15/02 - Scholar Explores The Marketing Of "Primitive" Artifacts In The Modern World

02/21/02 - Black History Month Reading: Poet Calvin Forbes On Campus February 28th

02/22/02 - Washington College Hosts Four-Part Series on the Challenges of the War on Terrorism

02/28/02 - College Welcomes Award-Winning Author Joyce Carol Oates for Talk and Book Signing

March

03/01/02 - Rusted Root To Perform At Washington College April 5th

03/01/02 - Washington College Joins With Regional Public Schools To Form K-16 Council

03/05/02 - College Hosts Author Hugh Gregory Gallagher

03/07/02 - Noted Oceanographer Dr. Jerry Schubel To Develop Alternative Futures Forum At Washington College

03/07/02 - Choosing The Write Path: Alumni Share Experiences Of The Writer's Life March 23

03/11/02 - Visiting Fellow To Discuss The Changing Face Of U.S. Politics

03/11/02 - Washington College Students Spend Spring Break Building Houses With Habitat For Humanity

03/11/02 - Defeating Stigma In Our Shore Community: April 10th Roundtable To Focus On Reducing The Stigma Of Mental Illness

03/12/02 - Senator John Mccain To Deliver Straight Talk On Politics And The Media April 22nd At Washington College

03/14/02 - What Makes American Architecture Unique? Talk March 20

03/14/02 - Experiencing Place: Journeys Home Lecture Series, Washington College Welcome Author, Advocate Tony Hiss

03/18/02 - A Message From President Toll: Alonzo G. Decker Jr. Remembered

03/19/02 - Rivlin To Address Dilemmas Of Successful Capitalism March 25

03/20/02 - Society Of Junior Fellows Celebrates 10th Anniversary

03/25/02 - March 28th Student Conference To Address Ethnic Diversity And The American Identity

03/25/02 - America 2002: Pete Du Pont Shares Views On The Economic And Political State Of The Nation April 9th

03/25/02 - The Great Age Of Sail: Ormond Opens Maritime History Lecture Series At Washington College

03/27/02 - April 11th Lecture To Examine The Art Of Hieronymus Bosch As A Mirror Of Human Nature

03/27/02 - Poet William Heyen To Read At Washington College April 4th

03/28/02 - Olympic Authority To Address The Controversial History Of The Games At April 16th Lecture

April

04/01/02 - Boylan To Speak On The Origin Of Women's Activism

04/01/02 - Mendelssohn String Quartet To Close 2001-2002 Washington College Concert Series April 12th

04/04/02 - Author To Address The Growing Threat To Civil Liberties In America At April 17th Talk

04/05/02 - Washington College Offers Summer Field School In Archaeology For Students And Adults

04/08/02 - Washington College To Award Nation's Largest Undergraduate Literary Prize May 19th

04/09/02 - WC Gospel Choir Hosts Annual Spring Concert April 27th

04/12/02 - If They Don't Eat You, They'll Shoot You: Botanist Publishes Definitive Book On Triggerplants

04/17/02 - Assessing The Revolutionary Generation: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Joseph J. Ellis To Lecture At Washington College

04/19/02 - Award Winning Nuclear Chemist To Address Imaging Drug Addiction In The Human Brain

04/19/02 - Cajun Poet Beverly Matherne To Read From Her Works Thursday, April 25th

04/23/02 - Stephanie Fowler Biography

04/23/02 - Sophie Kerr Winner Stephanie Fowler To Read From Her Works Reunion/Commencement Weekend

04/23/02 - College Announces Summer 2002 Graduate Courses In English, History, Psychology And Education

04/26/02 - Congresswoman Connie Morella, Actor Larry Hagman To Be Honored At Washington College Commencement May 19th

04/26/02 - Washington College Appoints William Macintosh To Lead College Development, Fundraising

04/30/02 - Milestone: $80 Million And Climbing, Washington College Campaign Surpasses Fundraising Goals

May

05/19/02 - Junior Annette Bangert Leads WC Equestrian Team To First Nationals Inaugural Year For Equestrian Club And Team

05/19/02 - Washington College Awards Nation's Largest Undergraduate Prize At 220th Commencement Ceremony

July

07/18/02 - Washington College Alumni Beebe, Likens Named Trustees Of The College

07/19/02 - Maryland Entrepreneur Named Trustee Of Washington College

August

08/05/02 - College Announces Fall 2002 Graduate Courses In English, History, Psychology And Education

08/07/02 - Washington College Hosts Fall Graduate Education Courses

08/08/02 - A Message From President Toll: Isaac Dean

08/09/02 - A Message From President Toll: Dr. William C. Schmoldt '69

08/15/02 - Washington College Celebrates Helen Gibson's 90th Birthday

08/19/02 - Into The Streets: 390 New Washington College Students To Participate In Day Of Service On Mid-Shore

08/19/02 - "A Sense Of Wonder" Brings The Life Of Rachel Carson To Stage At Washington College September 14

08/21/02 - Washington College Concert Series Announces Schedule For 51st Season

08/28/02 - College To Host Living Shorelines Forum September 13

08/30/02 - Washington College Welcomes New Faculty For The 2002-2003 Academic Year

September

09/03/02 - Need To Get A "Life After Liberal Arts"? Here's How

09/10/02 - Of Piracy And Privateers: A Maritime History Lecture At Washington College September 19

09/17/02 - Washington College's Center For The Environment And Society To Develop Rural Communities Leadership Program 2002-2003

09/18/02 - Everclear To Perform At Washington College's Lifetime Fitness Center October 5

09/24/02 - Pianist Scott Beard To Open Concert Series October 9

09/24/02 - Expert To Discuss Abstract Expressionism In The Art World And The Civil Rights Movement October 9

09/24/02 - Novelist John Vernon To Read From His Works September 26th

09/27/02 - The Race To Save The Monitor: A Maritime History Lecture At Washington College October 10th

09/30/02 - Lelia Hynson Pavilion Suffers Extensive Damage After Fire

October

10/03/02 - Miller Library Receives Large Collection Of Books On Medieval And Renaissance Literature And Culture

10/08/02 - When Bones Talk: Bioarchaeology And The African Diaspora

10/08/02 - One Million Dollar Anonymous Challenge Grant Pushes Washington College Capital Campaign Over $84 Million

10/08/02 - Father of the Man: Robert Mooney Debuts New Novel October 24

10/09/02 - Chester Riverkeeper Takes To The River In September

10/09/02 - Waterkeeper Alliance President Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. To Speak At Washington College October 16

10/11/02 - One Land, Two Peoples: Washington College Hosts Symposium On Middle East Affairs October 24

10/24/02 - Townsend Hoopes Appointed Senior Fellow At Washington College

10/24/02 - Maritime Lecture To Discuss Women And The American Whalefishery, November 7

10/25/02 - "Glorious Praises": Washington College Gospel Choir To Hold Annual Holiday Concert

10/25/02 - Tracking The Ever-Changing Bird Populations, A Lecture By Conservationist Chandler Robbins, November 5

10/28/02 - Washington College Unveils New Multimedia And Technology Learning Center

10/30/02 - Carville In The Crossfire: College Hosts An Open Political Discussion With James Carville November 20

10/31/02 - Wingate History Lecture To Explore Slavery And The Making Of Atlantic Trade November 14

November

11/04/02 - Averting War, Defeating Terror: Townsend Hoopes To Discuss Mideast Dilemmas November 12

11/05/02 - The People Have Spoken, But What Did They Say? E. J. Dionne Examines The 2002 Election Results November 19

11/05/02 - Somewhere Off The Interstate: Authors Celebrate The Last Great American Places, November 18 In Hynson Lounge

11/07/02 - Thanksgiving Food Drive: Washington College Fraternities, Sororities And Bands Organize For The Community

11/08/02 - Who's Really On First? Former MLB Umpire Talks About The Issues Of Sexual Orientation In Public And Private Life

11/14/02 - Concert Series Hosts Borealis Wind Quintet December 3

11/19/02 - Washington Collge Gospel Choir To Sing At Community Thanksgiving Service November 24

11/25/02 - Washington College Announces Winter And Spring 2003 Graduate Education Course Offerings

11/25/02 - Washington College Announces Spring 2003 Graduate Courses In English, History And Psychology

December

12/03/02 - Sigma Xi Honors Washington College Chapter For Excellence In Science Programming

12/19/02 - College Honors Staff And Faculty For Years Of Service

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