Dear Members of the Washington and Lee Community,The Lenfest University-Wide Colloquium, an initiative sponsored by the Provost’s office, is a new event designed to showcase the research that W&L faculty undertake using summer Lenfest Grants. The inaugural meeting of the colloquium begins this weekend.From 9 am to 12 pm on October 3rd and 9 am to 11 am on October 10th, faculty presenters will describe some element of their Lenfest-funded summer research in a public forum. Faculty participants have been allotted 10 minutes to present, and additional time has been set aside for questions and discussion. All presentations will take place in Howe Hall (Science Addition) 214.All members of the Washington and Lee community—students, staff, faculty, family members, and area residents—are invited to attend, to learn more about W&L faculty members’ research, and to explore and share opportunities for collaboration in the university and the community more broadly.If you have any questions about the Inaugural Lenfest University-Wide Colloquium, please contact Lynn Chin, T. J. Tallie, or Caleb Dance.Sincerely,Daniel A. Wubah, ProvostP.S. Because light refreshments are being provided, those interested in attending are asked to register at https://managementtools3.wlu.edu/WLUForms/WLU/Default.aspx?Form=770. A list of presenters and topics is below.Inaugural Lenfest Colloquium: Panels, Presenters, and Titles October 10th, 2015 || 9 am to 11 am, Howe Hall 214 Understandings and MisunderstandingsWayne Dymacek (Mathematics): “Mathematics your Grandchildren Can Understand”Jemma Alix Levy (Theater): “(Re)Making Hamlet”Lynny Chin (Sociology & Anthropology): “Unequal Egalitarianism” Sketching ConnectionsJim Casey (Economics): “Emotions, Willingness to Pay, and Conservation of Endangered Species”Jill Leonard-Pingel (Geology): “Revisiting the Bowden Shell Bed of Jamaica: A Modern Analysis of a Classic Paleontological Locality”Carrie Finch (Mathematics): “What do Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron & Waclaw Sierpinski have in common?”