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Supporting Undergraduate Research Through Global Collaboration
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From Wednesday, April 10, 2024 -  09:00am
To Friday, April 12, 2024 - 05:00pm
Conference / Symposium

Wellesley College (USA) and FLAME University (India) are thrilled to announce our inaugural, interdisciplinary symposium!

The symposium will take place at Wellesley College from April 10 - 12th 2024 in conjunction with the Ruhlman Conference that aims to celebrate the intellectual life of the college. Guest students will have the opportunity to present their undergraduate research in panels alongside Wellesley students, and faculty participants will be invited to take part in a roundtable discussion on global collaborations in undergraduate research.

This event is organized by the Wellesley College International Study Committee and Ruhlman Committee.

FACULTY & ADMIN PARTICIPANTS

MAYA DODD
MAYA DODD

Associate Professor of Humanities and Languages
FLAME University (India)

PRASAD PATHAK
PRASAD PATHAK

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
FLAME University (India)

GODFRED DARKO
GODFRED DARKO

Associate Professor of Chemistry
KNUST (Ghana)

EDUARDO JIMÉNEZ PINEDA
EDUARDO JIMÉNEZ PINEDA

Associate Professor of Public International & EU Law
University of Córdoba (Spain)

DANIELA CAVALCOLI

Associate Professor of Physics; Rector's Delegate for Mobility
University of Bologna (Italy)

IN HAN SONG
IN HAN SONG

Professor in Health & Mental Health Welfare; Director of Ban Ki-moon Center for International Cooperation
Yonsei University (South Korea)

JANNA BEHRENS

Associate Dean & Director of Global Education Office
Amherst College (USA)

STUDENT PARTICIPANTS

ALICE ADMOAKO


Chemistry
KNUST (Ghana)

IVAN CARNEVALI


Statistics
University of Bologna (Italy)

ESTRELLA MONTES


IR/Political Science
University of Córdoba (Spain)

SHREYA JOSHI


History & Political Science
Amherst College (USA)

SWAMINI NARKAR


Literary & Cultural Studies
FLAME University (India)

CHAE NI PARK


Psychology & Industrial Engineering
Yonsei University (South Korea)

PRITHA DESHPANDE


Literary & Cultural Studies
FLAME University (India)

EUNSOL SO


Psychology
Yonsei University (South Korea)

KALEA RAMSEY


Art History
Amherst College (USA)

SCHEDULE

APRIL 10th ~ Arrival & Reception
TArrival Day - Marriott Newton Hotel
4:15 PM Transfer to Wellesley College
4:30 PM Welcome at Wellesley College Club
4:45 PM Student-led Campus Tour
5:45 PM Appetizers in Tishman Commons
(Ground floor of Lulu Campus Center)
6:15 PM Dinner Served
6:30 PM Welcome Remarks by Provost and Dean of the College, Professor Andy Shennan
6:45 PM Introductions of student researchers
7:30 PM Taxis to hotel
APRIL 11th ~ Ruhlman Conference
8:30 AM Transport from Marriott Newton to Wellesley College
8:45 - 9:15 AM Session 1
  • Immunological Frontiers and Therapeutic Horizons (Alice Adomako - KNUST Ghana, Meng Ting Chen '24, Mallika John '26, Grace Sun '27) - Room H103
  • W in the World: Wolves, Whales, Wars, and the Expanding West (Deborah Banketa '24, Estrella Maria Montes - University of Córdoba Spain, Elysia Nitsch '25, Suzanna Schofield '24) - Room N207
9:15 - 10:25 AM Breakfast @ Science Complex Faroll Focus Area
10:45 - 11:55 AM Session 2
  • Critical Encounters: Imperialism's Impact in a Globalized World (Pritha Deshpande - FLAME India, Shreya Joshi - Amherst College, Julia Leslie '24) - Room H303
12:00 - 12:30 PM Lunch Available @Science Complex Faroll Focus Area & Data Lounge
12:30 - 1:15 PM FLAME Symposium Roundtable @SCI-105
1:30 - 2:40 PM Session 3
  • Art, Craft & Design (Emily Levine '24, Lucas O'Kelley '24, Ellie Quigley '24, Kalea Ramsey - Amherst College) - Room H303
  • - Learning About Machine Learning (Ivan Carnevali - University of Bologna Italy, Cherith Chen '24, Anders Freeman '24, Yuneydy Paredes '26, Abby Brennan-Jones '26) - Room H301
2:40 - 3:00 PM Break with Refreshments @ Science Complex Faroll Focus Area
3:00 - 4:10 PM Session 4
  • Selfhood and Agency (Tiffany Horter '24, Swamini Narkar - FLAME India, Phoebe Weisiger-Vallas '24, Yau Wen Li '24, Jaiden Burney '27) - Room H403
  • Global Progress on Gender and Identity (Alexandra Asack '24, Nico Jo '25, Chae Ni Park - Yonsei Korea, Eunsol So - Yonsei Korea, Elina Saab-Sunden '26, Sanskriti Sarav '27, Elise Wilson '26) - Room H301
4:10 - 5:00 PM Ruhlman Closing Reception, Refreshments @ Science Center Faroll Focus Area
5:15 PM Hotel Transfer, Free evening to explore Boston
APRIL 12th ~ Class Visits & Networking
8:45 AM Taxis depart hotel
9:15 - 9:40 AM Breakfast at the Office of International Study
(Schneider Center, 2nd Floor)
9:55 - 11:10 AM Sample a Wellesley College class
11:15 - 12:30 PM Greenhouse Tour (TBC) or Davis Museum Tour (TBC)
12:45 - 2:00 PM Faculty Networking Lunch @ Slater International Center
12:45-2:00 PM Student Lunch @ Office of International Study

CONTACT INFO

JENNIFER THOMAS-STARCK
Director of the Office of International Study (OIS)
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NEELIMA SHUKLA-BHATT
Professor of Religion at Wellesley College
Chair, International Study Committee
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