2022年6月2日

Powerhouse field named for Bill Flanagan, 麦基的椅子 Lynda Barry, 更多的 news in brief

A collection of concise news items about 贝洛伊特.

毕业典礼

贝洛伊特’s 172nd 毕业典礼 unfolded on a perfect spring day on May 15, the first large-scale celebration of graduation in two years — after the pandemic pre-empted, then altered 贝洛伊特’s traditional ceremony on the Middle College lawn.

Student applauded student speakers. 来源:Andy Manis

The class of 2022 reveled in coming together with families, 朋友, 教师, 和工作人员, President Bierman remarked that no one would take such a gathering for granted again. “It is great to be here all together in all three dimensions!他说.

弗拉纳根领域

The field house inside the 十大菠菜台子 Powerhouse 来源:Tom HarrisThe college has installed signage designating the light-filled turf fieldhouse in 贝洛伊特的强国 “弗拉纳根字段.” Naming the field in Bill Flanagan’s honor was possible through gifts from the 1889 Council, which supports athletics, along with gifts from Flanagan’s many fans among alumni, 教师, 和工作人员.

Flanagan served as dean of students for three decades and capped his career as executive advisor to the college president.

Lynda Barry to Teach at 贝洛伊特

琳达·巴里，作家 & 艺术家来源:琳达·巴里Lynda Barry will hold 贝洛伊特’s 2023 麦基的椅子 during the spring semester.

The celebrated graphic novelist, 漫画家, 老师, recipient of a 2019 MacArthur Fellowship has authored 21 books, 撰写专栏文章 《十大菠菜台子》, 琼斯妈妈, 沙龙 magazines, created 欧尼·普克的喜剧, a seminal comic strip that was syndicated across North America in alternative weeklies for decades.

冰上钓鱼

A group of 11 贝洛伊特ers, many of them international students, joined professor Chris Fink last February for a classic Wisconsin winter activity: ice fishing.

Professor Chris Fink and 贝洛伊特 students show off their ice fishing catch.

大学的教授英语, writer, avid fisherman says two students approached him wanting to try the sport. They recruited the rest of the group to go to a small lake on a day that recorded a high temperature of 18 degrees Fahrenheit.

Although ice fishing is a popular winter activity in Wisconsin, Fink says only one of the students had ever ice fished before. “I think I managed to help every student catch at least a couple of fish, including that nice three-pound bass caught by Sammy Schachter’23 from Brooklyn, N.Y.芬克说.

第500场棒球胜利

Dave DeGeorge is a dedicated mentor to students, head baseball coach, director of athletics. Credit: Greg AndersonHead baseball coach and athletic director Dave DeGeorge’89 recorded his 500th win when the Buccaneers split a doubleheader at Illinois College in May.

自从接手贝洛伊特’s baseball program in 1991, DeGeorge has led the team to two conference titles and 10 Midwest Conference tournament appearances. He holds the most wins for a coach in the league.

Undocumented Migration

再次感谢博士. Jason de León for engaging with the 贝洛伊特 community last week. 的Powerhous... Jason De León, professor of anthropology at UCLA and executive director of the Undocumented Migration Project, served as the college’s 2022 韦斯伯格椅子在春天.

His residency was part of a themed year on citizenship, 迁移, belonging and included a collective art piece documenting recovered remains from individuals who have died crossing the desert at the U.S./墨西哥边境.

互动艺术

An interactive collage in the Wright Museum of Art, which encouraged students walking by to add m... Credit: Nicolas Doret’24Students in music professor Yvonne Wu’s InterArts Ensemble course created interactive, multidisciplinary arts exhibits during Symposium Day this year.

They held a fashion show, marched a parade down College Street, created this interactive collage in the Wright Museum of Art, which encouraged students walking by to add 更多的 doodles.