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November 15, 2013
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“The future belongs to those
who believe in the beauty of
their dreams.”
—Eleanor Roosevelt
What’s Inside...
The Scene....................................................2
Dairying in Plymouth Colony................3
Gallery Talk at Addison...........................3
Concert Band Performance......................3
DanceLab Senior Project.........................3
Faculty Art Exhibition..............................3
OSHA’s Revised Hazard Standard........4
Strategic Planning Lunches.....................4
The Newsletter of the Phillips Academy Community
Vol. XXXIX, No. 11
Girl Rising Screening Tonight
Followed by Q&A with producer Kayce Freed Jennings ’76
Girl Rising is a groundbreaking film that showcases the strength of the human spirit and
the power of education to change the world. Directed by Academy Award nominee
Richard Robbins, the film tells the stories of nine inspiring girls from nine countries,
written by celebrated writers and narrated by renowned actresses and musicians, including Meryl Streep, Anne
Hathaway, Alicia Keys, Cate Blanchett,
and Selena Gomez.
Tonight, November 15, at 7 p.m.,
senior producer Kayce Freed Jennings
(below) will present a screening of
Girl Rising in Kemper Auditorium,
followed by a Q&A. At 5:30 p.m., prior
to the screening, members of the Girls’ Leadership Project will meet with Freed Jennings
for dinner in the Underwood Room.
Freed Jennings has extensive experience in television news
and in the production of documentaries. Before cofounding
DocGroup—and helping to launch its predecessor, PJ Productions—she spent 20 years at ABC News covering international
and national news and producing for virtually every broadcast in the network news division. She was on the staffs of
Nightline, World News Tonight, Day One, and 20/20.
The screening and Q&A are open to the PA community
and are cosponsored by the Girls’ Leadership Project, Brace
Center for Gender Studies, Women’s Forum, and Andover
Film Club. For more information on the event, please contact Belinda Traub at ext. 4005
or [email protected].
Movember Madness Hits PA..................4
Int’l. Student Population Growth..........5
NEASC Visiting Committees..................5
Seasonal Celebrations..............................5
Relay For Life Kickoff Notice.................5
From the OWHL........................................6
Employment & Benefits News................7
Athletics Schedule....................................8
Classified Ads............................................8
Holiday Bookings at Andover Inn........8
SAC Minutes..............................................9
House Counseling Comm. Minutes......9
Correction Regarding Gutter Cleaning
The “Annual Gutter Cleaning” article that appeared in the
November 8 issue of the Gazette stated that the work of cleaning gutters and downspouts on all campus buildings would take place until
Saturday, November 16. This is incorrect. The work will take place,
weather permitting, from 8:30 a.m. to dusk each day, Mondays through
Saturdays, until it is completed. OPP staff members as well as contractors
will do the work, using lifts for some of the larger buildings. If you have any questions
regarding the project, please call the OPP Help Desk at ext. 4320.
Faculty Advisory Comm. Minutes.......10
Gazette submissions are due at [email protected] by 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
November 15, 2013
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The Scene
Schedule of Community Events & Extracurriculars
Friday, November 15
5:45 p.m.—DanceLab Senior Project
“The Lark Ascending,” by Graham
Johns ’14. Tang Theatre. Followed by a
reception in Steinbach Lobby.
6:30 p.m.—DramaLabs
“Porcelain and Pink,” directed by
Sarah Schmaier ’16
“Just One Minute,” directed by
Peyton McGovern ’16
“A Fair Ride,” directed by Issra Faiz ’15
Free admission. Theatre Classroom.
7 p.m.—Girl Rising Screening
and Q&A
Coproduced by Kayce Freed
Jennings ’76, this film documents
nine inspiring girls and the power of
education to change the world. A Q&A
with Freed Jennings will follow the
screening. Open to the PA community.
Kemper Auditorium.
7:30 p.m.—Concert Band
Performance
Directed by Vincent Monaco and Derek
Jacoby. Cochran Chapel.
Sunday, November 17
2 p.m.—Gallery Talk
For Flash Back—November 22, 1963,
with exhibition curator Jaime
DeSimone. Free and open to the
public. Addison Gallery.
Tuesday, November 19
7 p.m.—Dairying in 17th-Century
Plymouth Colony
Lindsay Randall, an educator at the
Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology, will speak about her research on
how the products and animals of the
dairy affected everyday life in Plymouth Colony as well as relations with
the region’s Native Americans as part
of the Mass. Archaeological Society’s
Northeast Chapter meeting. Peabody
Museum.
Saturday, November 23
5–11 p.m.—Seasonal Celebration
Evening gathering for faculty. Paresky
Commons.
Friday, December 6
6:30 p.m.—DramaLabs
“The M Word,” directed by
Emma Kukielski ’15
“Status Update,” directed by
Wei Han Lim ’15
Free admission. Theatre Classroom.
Been Climbing the Walls
Lately?
Today’s wellness activity may
help you relieve that stress!
See page 7 for details.
Religious Scene
Friday, November 15
5:30–6:30 p.m.—Jewish Shabbat
Service
Led by Rabbi Michael Swarttz and
members of the Jewish Student Union.
Paul’s Room, upper level, Paresky
Commons.
Sunday, November 17
5:30–6:30 p.m.—Confirmation Class
Led by Dr. Mary Kantor. Cochran
Chapel Classroom #015, lower level.
6 p.m.—Protestant Service
Led by the Reverend Anne Gardner,
Protestant Chaplain. Guest preacher:
Alton Ellis Price Jr. Cochran Chapel.
6:45–7:30 p.m.—Roman Catholic
Mass
Overseen by Dr. Mary Kantor, Catholic
Chaplain, with priests of the Archdiocese of Boston presiding. Special music
by Dr. Abbey Siegfried, school organist. Kemper Chapel, side entrance to
Cochran Chapel.
Interfaith Lending Library
The Interfaith Lending
Library is accessible through
the PA OWHL system and the
NOBLE library consortium.
Selections also may be viewed
from the Library Thing website at www.librarything.com.
Login: PAChapel. Password:
Interfaith1.
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Dairying in 17th-Century
Plymouth Colony
PA Concert Band to
Perform Tonight
In Plymouth Colony, ceramic
vessels were used in the creation
and storage of dairy products. The
products and animals of the dairy affected everyday life in the
community and relations with Native Americans in the region.
A focus on ceramic remains demonstrates the connection of the dairy to the
colony and how dairying helped to create
and perpetuate tensions with Native
Americans.
Tonight, November 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Cochran Chapel, the music
department will present a concert featuring the Phillips Academy
Concert Band and ensembles. Under the direction of Vincent
Monaco and Derek Jacoby, the program will feature the music of
Antonio Vivaldi, Michael Sweeney, Aram Khachaturian, Antonín
Dvořák, John Philip Sousa, Karl L. King, and Pavel Chesnokov.
Lindsay Randall, an educator at the
Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology and an instructor in anthropology,
archaeology, and Native American history
at PA, will speak about her research on
Tuesday, November 19, at 7 p.m., at the Massachusetts Archaeological Society’s Northeast Chapter meeting held at the Peabody
Museum, which will begin with chapter business.
Gallery Talk
Flash Back—November 22, 1963
Please join us at the Addison Gallery of American Art on
Sunday, November 17, at 2 p.m., for a Gallery Talk for Flash
Back—November 22, 1963 with
exhibition curator Jaime DeSimone.
Presented on the 50th anniversary of
President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, Flash Back—November 22, 1963
investigates the lasting impact of a
painful episode in U.S. history at the
same time that it explores the power
of the media through works of art
that appropriate, manipulate, and at times distort documentary
images. Free and open to the public.
Image: Andy Warhol, Flash – November 22, 1963 (colophon), 1968, Published by Racolin Press,
Edition 25/200, screenprint with Teletype text, purchased as the gift of David Winton, 2002.17.11,
© 2013 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS),
New York
Tracy Sweet (ext. 4313)
Director of Academy
Communications
Audrey Doyle (ext. 4659)
Editor and Designer
Ken Puleo (ext. 4475)
Art Director
Printed on recycled paper in
Central Services. Please recycle
your Gazette.
The concert is free and open to the public. For more information,
please contact the music department at [email protected] or
ext. 4260.
DanceLab Senior Project
The Theatre and Dance department is pleased to present
“The Lark Ascending,” a senior project by Graham Johns ’14,
tonight, November 15, at 5:45 p.m. in Tang Theatre. Featuring
dancers Marion Kudla ’15, Elizabeth McGonagle ’16, and Sabrina
Appleby ’17, “The Lark Ascending” will include music by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams and choreography by
Judith Wombwell, instructor in theatre and dance. A reception in
Steinbach Lobby will follow. For more information, please e-mail
[email protected].
Faculty Art Exhibition
Please stop by the Gelb Gallery
in George Washington Hall to
see works of art created by art
department faculty members.
All of the artists featured in the
exhibition are working artists as
well as teachers.
The art—including the architectural drawing shown above, which was created by Anthony
Lawson, instructor in art-architecture—will be on display
through Thursday, January 9.
—Therese Zemlin
Instructor and Chair, Art Department
November 15, 2013
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PA to Implement Revised
OSHA Standard
Strategic Planning Lunches for
Faculty, Administrators & Staff
The Phillips Academy Office of Environmental Health and Safety
is reaching out to key contacts across campus as we implement
OSHA’s revised Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). The
intent of the revisions is to standardize the format of common
tools used in chemical safety communication, such as the safety
data sheet, and to make the communication of chemical safety
information easier and more accessible. Those of us who are
familiar with “Right to Know” programs and material safety data
sheets should quickly feel right at home with these changes and
their intent.
Please grab your lunch and join us on Tuesday, November 19,
from 1:05 to 1:50 p.m. in the Mural Room at Paresky Commons,
or Thursday, November 21, from 11 a.m. to noon in the Mural
Room at Paresky Commons, to discuss the strategic plan and in
what areas you think the Academy should prioritize over the
next three to five years.
If you are unable to attend a lunch, please e-mail any strategic
plan suggestions to [email protected]. Please contact
me at [email protected] or ext. 4907 with questions.
—Rachel E. Skiffer
Dean of Policy and Strategic Planning
By way of background, on May 25, 2013, OSHA revised the HCS
to align with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System
of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The GHS was
developed to replace all diverse classification systems with a
universal system that all countries should follow.
The major areas of change to the HCS include the following.
Safety data sheets will be standardized—Chemical manufacturers and importers must obtain or develop a safety data sheet
(SDS), formerly known as a material safety data sheet (MSDS),
for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. They must
use a standardized 16-section format. These SDSs should replace
the current MSDSs on file. Employers must maintain an SDS for
each hazardous chemical.
Labels will be more informative—Chemical manufacturers and
importers will be required to provide a label that includes the
product identifier; signal word; pictogram(s); hazard statement
for each hazard class and category; precautionary statement(s);
and name, address, and phone number of the chemical manufacturer, importer, or other responsible party.
Hazard classifications will be more specific—The definitions of
hazard have been changed to provide specific criteria for classification of health and physical hazards, as well as classification of
mixtures. These specific criteria will help to ensure that evaluations of hazardous effects are consistent across manufacturers,
and that labels and SDSs are more accurate as a result.
Training—To facilitate compliance with the revised standard,
OSHA is phasing in the specific requirements over several years.
The first compliance date is December 1, 2013. By this date,
employers must train employees on the new label requirements.
To this end, Environmental Health and Safety will reach out to
provide “Train the Trainer” sessions across campus for departments with employees who work with hazardous chemicals,
and also will provide training for groups with particular
training needs.
Please contact Nick Magliano, manager, Environmental Health
and Safety, at ext. 4528 with any questions.
Movember Madness Hits PA!
We are already halfway through Movember, and the mustaches
are out in full force!
Each year during the month of November, millions of men around the world sprout
mustaches to support men’s health initiatives. Movember is a global charity that
raises funds and awareness to combat
prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and
mental health challenges.
If you would like to follow the progress of Phillips Academy’s
Movember team, please visit the team’s Mo Space, at
http://moteam.co/the-pa-stacios-mo-knowledge-mo-goodness.
You also can also follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.
com/groups/536853186329586/.
If you would like to donate to the Movember
cause, we will happily accept contributions of any amount. You will find
our collection box on the table in
the GW Faculty Room.
If you have questions, or if you
would like to learn more about
Movember, please e-mail Scott Hoenig
([email protected]) or Mark Cutler ([email protected]).
Thanks for your support!
The PA-Stacios: Mo’ Knowledge, Mo’ Goodness!
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PA Mirrors Growth Trend in
NEASC Visiting Committees
International Student Population The New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
International Education Week (IEW), a joint initiative of the
U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education,
is an annual initiative that aims to promote
international understanding and build support for international educational exchange by
encouraging the development of programs that
prepare Americans to live and work in a global environment and
attract future leaders from abroad to study in the United States.
This year, IEW activities began on November 12 with the release
of Open Doors, an annual survey that provides information on
international students and scholars studying or teaching at colleges or universities in the United States, and American students
studying abroad for academic credit at their
home colleges or universities. An abundance of
interesting information resulted from the Open
Doors survey. For example, according to the
survey, a record high of 819,644 international students studied
at colleges and universities in the United States in academic
year 2012–2013, a 7 percent increase over the previous academic
year. In addition, 49 percent of international students came
from China, India, and South Korea, followed by Saudi Arabia,
Canada, Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam, Mexico, and Turkey.
At Phillips Academy, we are committed to establishing a community that encourages people of diverse backgrounds and
beliefs. A brief analysis of PA’s international student population
figures for academic year 2013–2014 supports
this commitment, and reflects the trends cited
in the Open Doors survey. For instance, the
international student population for the current academic year rose to 9 percent—a 1 percent increase from
2012–2013. Also, this year the Academy’s international students
come from 39 countries (slightly down from 41 in 2012–2013), the
top six of which are, in descending order, South Korea, China,
Canada, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, and Singapore.
Interestingly, the number of so-called “third-culture kids”
(TCKs), or globally mobile children growing up outside their
parents’ passport cultures, has risen steadily at PA over the past
few years. According to my estimates (which I
based on the number of students who attended
the international student orientation before the
beginning of school), PA enrolled a total of 115
TCKs for the current academic year, compared to 99 in
2012–2013, 90 in 2011–2012, and 73 in 2010–2011, when I began
tracking this group.
For more information on the Open Doors survey results, go to
www.iie.org/en/Research-and-Publications/Open-Doors. For
more statistics regarding the international student population at
Phillips Academy, please e-mail [email protected].
—Susanne Torabi
International Student Coordinator
once again is offering faculty the opportunity to place their
names on a list of “potential visiting committee members.” It is
from such lists that accreditation committees are formed.
If you are interested in taking part, please let me know via e-mail
([email protected]) by Friday, November 22.
—Melissa Dolan
Office of the Head of School
Save the Dates!
Seasonal Celebrations 2013
This year the Academy is sponsoring three seasonal celebrations, offered in the spirit of our diverse
community whose members include those who love tradition
and those who want to mix it up and keep it fresh.
• Saturday, November 23—Faculty members are invited to an
evening gathering in Paresky Commons from 5 to 11 p.m.
• Friday, December 13—The Palfrey family will open Phelps
House from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. All staff, faculty, and administrators are invited to celebrate the season in the festive
surroundings of the head of school’s home.
• Thursday, December 19—Staff and administrators are
invited to a reprise of the popular holiday luncheon in
Paresky Commons from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
—Members of the Senior Administrative Council
Relay For Life
Campuses Against Cancer will partner with the American
Cancer Society to host Phillips Academy’s first Relay For Life
on Saturday, April 26, from 7 to 11 p.m.
The Relay For Life movement features community and campus
events that offer an inspiring opportunity to honor cancer survivors, promote how individuals can reduce their cancer risk, and
raise money to help end cancer. We hope to make this a meaningful community event that includes students, faculty, and staff.
Brooks School will be invited to attend our event as they welcomed us to their relay last spring.
If you would like to be involved in planning this event, we
would love your help! We will be holding an official Relay For
Life Kickoff during the week of January 6.
Now is the time to create your relay team and start fundraising.
For information, please visit the Phillips Academy Relay For Life
website, www.relayforlife.org/phillipsacademyma.
If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Joel at ext. 4053
or any one of the following Campuses Against Cancer board
members: Emma Kahn ’14, Sophia Lloyd-Thomas ’14, Helen
Leahy ’14, Amy Morin ’14, or Julia Boyd ’16.
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From the OWHL
OWHL Hours during Thanksgiving Break
Monday & Tuesday, November 25 & 26: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Wednesday November 27–Tuesday, December 3: Closed
Wednesday, December 4: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Regular hours resume on Thursday, December 5.
“Book Babes” Book It to Victory in Walktober
Congratulations to the “Book Babes,” the OWHL’s team of active
librarians who walked to victory in the Academy’s Walktober
competition. Susan Alovisetti, Emily Goss, Liza Oldham, Claudia
Wessner, and I wore pedometers every day during October and
collectively recorded 641 points over the monthlong competition
to cruise to victory over all other Academy departments. A complex system exists for converting steps to points, but to reach the
maximum of 5 points per day you need to record 20,000 steps!
OWHL Colleagues Represent PA
Sometimes the world comes to Andover, and other times Andover goes out to the world. Recently, I represented the Academy as
a panelist for the Fenn School’s Annual Meeting of the Board of
Visitors, titled “The Future of Libraries, Technology, and Learning.” Other panelists included the director of the Fenn School
Library, the head librarian at the Pine Glen Elementary School in
the Burlington Public Schools, and the associate headmaster at
the McDonogh School in Maryland, who authored the National
Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Guide to Technology.
The panelists considered the definition of library and the purposes libraries are serving for their communities today, as well
as the elements that will emerge and diverge as schools, communities, and libraries evolve. The audience participated actively,
engaging the panelists in an animated discussion of the relationship between the physical and the digital collections of libraries
and the implications of the evolution of the library for teaching
and learning. At the conclusion of the panel, I had the pleasure of
chatting with Fenn parents of past and current PA students and
PA alumni who had attended Fenn.
Associate Director Michael Blake represented PA at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where he led the hands-on
workshop “The Basics of Mendeley.” The audience in this workshop included the school’s library colleagues, staff, medical students, and faculty. Mendeley provides cloud storage, group collaboration, an open API, a reference manager, a social network,
and a recommendation tool. It gathers into a single searchable
database all of the materials you use and then easily retrieves the
data through a simple search. It then can produce a bibliography
in an unlimited set of citation styles and revise the final product
in whatever format is needed. Michael is available for demos on
campus. Stop by to see him to learn more about Mendeley.
From the Archives
By Emily Tordo, Assistant Archivist
The Archives and Special Collections department recently
acquired more than 325 photos of Abbot Academy students and
teachers. The acquisition was made possible thanks to the generosity of Leslie K. Hendrix, Abbot Academy Class of 1973.
This album is an invaluable addition to the archive’s collections.
Not only do the images provide fascinating insight into women’s
fashion—depicting hoopskirts, lace collars, gloves, and elaborately coiffed hair—but each of the women, and a handful of male
trustees and professors, is identified by name and year of graduation, making it something of a nineteenth-century Facebook.
The photos are largely unmounted cartes-de-visite and cabinet
cards. These sepia-colored photos were taken in a photographer’s
studio, and the albumen prints were mounted on cardboard and
traded with friends. In the case of the Abbot Academy album, the
images were affixed to the pages of a blank book, and each one
was carefully labeled, perhaps by a student or teacher.
For more information about the archives, or to make an appointment with an archivist to view the Abbot Academy archives or
other collections, please see our website, http://bit.ly/HiYpw6.
The OWHL as a “Third Place”
Ray Oldenburg coined the term third place in his study, The Great
Good Place. In Oldenburg’s view, a person’s “first place” is the
home and family. The “second place,” where people spend the
majority of their time, is the workplace or school. “Third places”
are those that foster broader, more creative interaction. He states
that such places are important for democracy, civic engagement,
and development of a sense of place for individuals and groups.
Oldenburg identifies several hallmarks of a true “third place.”
• It is welcoming and comfortable.
• It is free or inexpensive.
• Food and drink are permitted.
• It is highly accessible.
• People habitually congregate there individually or in groups.
Looking at his list, it is clear that the OWHL is a “third place”
for the PA community. The OWHL strives to be welcoming and
comfortable, and our usage statistics suggest that we are succeeding. We do not charge for our services. We permit students to eat
snacks and to drink from covered mugs. We are located at the
academic center of campus. And we are the second most popular
building here (after Paresky), except during All-School Meetings,
when Cochran Chapel takes second place and we drop to third.
We are dedicated to fostering creative interaction. Make the
OWHL your “third place.”
—Elisabeth Tully
Director, OWHL
November 15, 2013
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Employment & Benefits News
The United Way’s mission focuses on three areas:
We Want the Spotlight to Be on You!
Each quarter we will feature the professional accomplishments of
PA employees in this section of the Gazette! We would like to hear
from staff, administrators, and faculty.
Have you:
• Recently earned a degree?
• Finished the requirements for a certificate?
• Successfully completed the requirements for a license?
• Recently returned to school to pursue a degree?
Please take a moment to submit your accomplishment to
[email protected] so that you may be an inspiration to us all. All
submissions received by Monday, November 25, will appear in
our first quarterly announcement to be published in December.
When it comes to achieving your goals, it’s not the size of the step
you take; it’s the constant momentum forward that is paramount.
United Way and Oxfam America Campaigns
Each year, Phillips Academy employees are encouraged to support the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley
and Oxfam America through payroll deductions. This is the time
of the year when we ask employees to begin or renew their commitment to these causes. This week we highlight the United Way,
whose 2013 campaign theme is “Advancing the Common Good.”
Did you know that due to unemployment or underemployment,
nearly one in four families in Massachusetts doesn’t earn enough
money to cover basic costs of living? Last year, the United Way
helped more than 18,300 people get or keep their homes, 733,775
people receive emergency food, and 28,375 youth receive academic support with 98 percent progressing to the next grade.
• Education: Ensuring that children are ready to learn when
they enter school, and keeping kids engaged in learning so
that they can graduate and compete
• Health: Helping people in the community improve their
health by increasing access to critical health-care services;
reducing substance abuse, child abuse, and domestic violence; and increasing health education and preventive care
• Safety Net: Helping families to achieve financial stability
The United Way is advancing the common good in our region
by providing help today to strengthen tomorrow. No other
single organization has the scope, expertise, and influence to
bring together hundreds of human
services agencies, government agencies,
businesses, private foundations, and
dedicated volunteers around a common
vision of creating maximum impact and achieving long-lasting
results. The message of the United Way is clear: “United, we can
accomplish more than anyone alone. United, there’s nothing we
can’t do.” Their message to LIVE UNITED encourages individuals to reach out to one to influence the condition of all.
Contributions to the United Way may be made via payroll deduction or personal check, and you may give a general contribution
or designate a specific community impact area. United Way
pledge cards are available in the human resources office. If you
currently are donating through payroll deduction, your contribution will end as of the last pay period of 2013, unless you instruct
us, via e-mail or pledge card, to continue this contribution. If you
would like to contribute to the United Way in 2014, please submit
a pledge card or e-mail [email protected] by Monday, December 2.
Wellness Corner
Rock On!
Photo by Neil Evans
Interested in climbing but don’t have the skills yet? Like to climb
but need a partner? Come join your colleagues for some fun and
fitness on the Josh Miner Climbing Wall in the Outdoor Pursuits
facility today, November 15, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. (No worries
about the weather; the wall is indoors and the space has cozy
radiant heat.) Thanks to Mark Cutler, director of Outdoor Pursuits, for hosting this activity!
Part of the Academy’s health and wellness initiative, this activity
is open to the adult PA community. You must complete a waiver
form and bring it to the activity. You can find the form on PAnet
in the Campus News section, and in the Human Resources section under the Wellness tab. The form also includes a map to the
Outdoor Pursuits facility, the Bay Tower Room, which is located
at the corner of Abbot Campus Road and Old Campus Road.
—Leeann Bennett
Director, Human Resources
November 15, 2013
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Go Big Blue!
Classifieds
Come cheer for Andover at these upcoming contests. Schedule is subject to change!
For updates, go to Athletics→Team Pages→Schedules & Scores on the PA website, or
call Lisa Buckley (ext. 4092).
Saturday, November 16
Football V
Bowl Game vs. Brunswick
Soccer BV
Tournament vs. Worcester
Hockey BV Lawrence Academy
1:00 Avon Old Farms, Connecticut
12:00 New Balance Field, Worcester
6:00 Home
Holiday Bookings at Samuel’s Restaurant
and the Andover Inn
The Andover Inn is the perfect place for all of your
holiday gatherings this season. Great for a department
luncheon, for a cocktail party or dinner, or as a special
location for Academy Residence Hall or Club brunch,
lunch, or dinner. Contact Jen Lawlor at 978-775-4908 or
[email protected] for more information on our
holiday menus and available party dates.
Have relatives traveling to town? Keep us in mind for
your guests’ lodging needs. Contact the Front Desk at
978-775-4900 for availability and rates.
Wanted: Treadmill—If you have a treadmill that you’re using as a coat rack, I’m
willing to take it off your hands. Please
contact Steve DiZazzo at ext. 4348.
For Sale: Photo Scanner—Epson Perfection 2480/2580. Never used, but was purchased for about $100 in 2007. Compatible
with Windows 98SE, 200, Me, and XP, as
well as Mac OS 9.1 through 10.3.x. Have
all paperwork, cables, and software CD.
$20 or BO. E-mail [email protected].
Wanted: Furniture—Inexpensive used
items for first apartment: rectangular
coffee table, end table(s), mid-sized flatscreen TV (24–30 in.), small table for TV.
E-mail [email protected].
For Sale: Car—2005 Toyota Scion XB;
30,500 miles. One driver, nonsmoking. MPG: 27 city; 32 highway. Excellent condition. Asking $9,500. Contact
[email protected].
For Sale: Apple TV with Remote—No
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Meeting Minutes
Senior Administrative
Council (SAC)
Minutes from Monday, November 11, 2013
Present: Stephen Carter, Pat Farrell, Linda Griffith, Nancy Jeton,
Sean Logan, Paul Murphy, John Palfrey, Peter Ramsey, Patricia
Russell (scribe), Rachel Skiffer, Tracy Sweet
Excused: Jim Ventre
Enrollment Predictions and Facilities Planning
There are a number of upcoming decisions about dormitory
renovation projects that are dependent on enrollment predictions,
especially the number of boarding students. The Facilities Planning Committee and SAC will work together on a timely process
for making a number of interconnected decisions.
Sex Education and PACE
Amy Patel and Carlos Hoyt presented a brief history and current
status of the PACE seminars for lowers and the other components of Andover’s affective education program across all grades.
They also recommended that PA consider extending the PACE
program to ninth-graders in the fall during this term of transition
for most new students. Carlos and Amy will work with the dean
of students and dean of studies to determine next steps, which
are sure to include wider faculty discussion and a faculty vote
if/when a formal proposal is ready.
Other Topics
Sabbatical requests have been submitted to the dean of faculty, and unfortunately, the number of requests far exceeds the
amount of funding available for 2014–2015.
Pat Farrell, Rachel Skiffer, and Linda Griffith attended the
Eight Schools Association Diversity Conference on Thursday,
November 7. The plan is to invite three department chairs to
attend this excellent fall conference in 2014.
The Strategic Planning Task Force continues to gather feedback
from surveys and in-person meetings with students, faculty, staff,
parents, and alumni. Andover has room to become an even more
welcoming and nicer environment for all.
As of November 11, 79 percent of PA seniors had applied to
college via early decision/action. The CCO is considering how
best to provide students with the increasing amount of information they need in order to be the strongest applicants, while also
providing individualized, one-on-one counseling.
Jim Ventre and David Flash conducted a very productive meeting
with the PA Asia Council in China that also included a PA admissions simulation.
CAMD continues to host a range of events for students, including faculty dinners for both girls and boys of color. The students
reported that they are eager for more such conversations and for
more education regarding race for all students on campus.
The calendar year-end appeal for the Andover Fund will go
to alumni and parents in early December. With a goal of
$10.4 million for FY14, this is a critical funding source for PA.
Many students are showing signs of fatigue as we approach the
end of fall term. Isham has treated numerous students for both
illness and fatigue. Taking care of one’s self, peers, and students
is, as always, a high priority.
House Counseling Committee
Minutes from Wednesday, November 6, 2013
In attendance: Kathy Birecki, Shawn Fulford (scribe), Scott
Hoenig, Christina Landolt, Matt Lisa, Paul Murphy, Keith
Robinson, Lani Silversides, Jill Thompson
1. We agreed to talk about the highest-priority items first. Thus,
we put the following topics on our agenda for our meeting
in two weeks.
a.Dorm-to-dorm overnights. Do students use company
to stay up later than usual? One option is to consider
making overnights on Friday nights, not Saturday
nights.
b.Dress expectations on campus.
c.Core team responses. Are we effectively and efficiently
communicating with students, parents, and the full
team?
d.The helmet policy.
2. We discussed the following in more detail.
a.We clarified the timing and expectations of day student/
house counselor reports. The content and length of the
report are up to the discretion of the author. Reports can
start to be posted on December 1 and must be posted
before December 18, when they will be published to
parents.
b.We discussed the workload survey that dealt with
house counseling. We wondered how different incentives or disincentives affect the goal of keeping good
house counselors in dorms. Some issues we discussed
included the three-course load, the stipend, lead paint,
and the quality and quantity of nondorm housing,
which are perceived to be less than optimal and too few,
respectively.
c.We closed with a productive discussion of the room
visits policy. Our goal is to bring a proposal to the faculty for a vote this year.
As always, we welcome your feedback, thoughts, and concerns.
Our next meeting is Monday, November 18.
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Faculty Advisory Committee
Minutes from Wednesday, November 6, 2013
In attendance: Stephanie Curci, Pat Farrell, Sheena Hilton,
Jacques Hugon, Christine Marshall-Walker, Chris Odden (scribe),
John Palfrey, Lisa Svec
Personal Time and Requests for Relief from
Major Assignments
A colleague suggests that the school’s policies regarding personal
time as well as granting relief from three or more major assignments may be doing a disservice to our students. Might the net
effect of both rules actually enable some students to develop
unhealthy habits, lurching from one course to another in an effort
to make up for delayed assignments? The matter (which was
discussed to some degree during a faculty meeting last year) has
been forwarded to the Dean of Studies office.
Student Feedback
There is apparent interest among faculty members to discuss the
substance, timing, and use of student feedback forms further. Pat
is aware of this sentiment, and AdCom will discuss this when it
reconvenes in the winter.
Future Meetings
A strikingly large portion of the meeting was spent trying to
work out the schedule of faculty meetings for winter term.
AdCom hopes to arrange for a healthy discussion of issues
concerning student sexual behavior and sex education. AdCom
is working with the appropriate offices to establish the dates of
these meetings.
Topics for Future Faculty Meetings
• December 9
Discussion of Midterm Reporting
• December 16
No Meeting
• January 13
To Be Announced
• January 27
Continuation of Discussion on
Gender
• February 3
To Be Announced
• February 17
To Be Announced
• February 24
Strategic Planning