WELLESLEY, Mass. -- Wellesley College student-athletes are presenting today at the annual Tanner Conference on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at Wellesley College.

Established through the generosity of trustee emerita Estelle "Nicki" Newman Tanner '57, the Tanner Conference explores the relationship between the liberal arts classroom and student participation in an increasingly diverse and interdependent world. The conference is premised on the belief that a greater understanding of the learning that takes place out of the classroom —combined with critical inquiry into the purpose, value, and effect of such learning—has the potential to move liberal arts education in new directions. Encompassing the diversity of student experiences and interests, the Tanner Conference takes as its subject internships and service learning, international study, experiential learning in courses, research primarily conducted away from Wellesley, and fellowships.

Presenters have the chance to reflect upon their experiences and share their insights and growth with their peers, while attendees learn about the ways in which such experiences can complement the classroom experience and clarify one's interests and goals. Many students describe presenting at and attending Tanner as a highlight of their Wellesley experience. A complete list of student-athlete presenters can be found below. For more information, visit: wellesley.edu/tanner.

This year's conference program is exclusively digital. Click here to view the 2026 Tanner Conference schedule.

• Allegra Basanese '29 (crew), Sustainability and Technology: Ocean in Action: A Chemical and Environmental Analysis
• Temitope Ibironke '27 (crew), Art, Culture and Communications: Built for an Audience: Engaging with Consumers Around the World
• Mireilla Kamprath '29 (crew), Art, Culture and Communications: History, Archives, and Archeology: Exploring the Hidden Past
• Vita Moss-Wang '29, (crew), Citizenship, Governance, and Economic Development: Cultural Connections at Home and Abroad
• Giulia Santarelli '29 (crew), Art, Culture and Communications: Built for an Audience: Engaging with Consumers Around the World
• Leeya Rice '28 (cross country/track & field), Art, Culture and Communications: Imagining and Designing Dynamic Spaces
• Julia Sun '27 (cross country/track & field), Health and Wellness: Interdisciplinary Health Research: Bench, Bedside, and Community  -Through the Albright Fellowship and at the Broad Institute
• Marguerite Greene '27 (field hockey), Health and Wellness: In the Clinic & Community: Bridging Science, Empathy, and Patient-Centered Care
• Madeline Hamstra '28 (field hockey), Health and Wellness: From Synapse to Society: Advances in Neuroscience, Behavior, and Health
• Maddie Miller '28 (field hockey), Health & Wellness: Organisms and Ecosystems: Explorations in Biological Research
• Kaurvaki Bajpai '27 (golf), Art, Culture and Communications: Exploring Language, Linguistics and Cognitive Development Through Wellesley and Beyond
• Grace Sun '27 (golf), Health and Wellness: Interdisciplinary Health Research: Bench, Bedside, and Community  -Through the Albright Fellowship and at the Broad Institute
• Suhani Khandelwal '29 (lacrosse), Health and Wellness: From Synapse to Society: Advances in Neuroscience, Behavior, and Health
• Milica Simic '29 (lacrosse), Health and Wellness: From Molecules to Models: Cellular Mechanisms, RNA Dynamics, and Biomedical Discovery
• Hillary Gonzalez '29 (soccer), Sustainability and Technology: Engineering the Future of Healthcare
• Dika KC '27 (soccer), Health and Wellness: From Molecules to Models: Cellular Mechanisms, RNA Dynamics, and Biomedical Discovery
• Lucille Sugarman '28 (soccer), Sustainability and Technology: CREST at SLAC: Physics Research at a National Lab
• Solveig Unteroberdoerster '28 (soccer), Sustainability and Technology: Ocean in Action: A Chemical and Environmental Analysis
• Sarah Wicker '27 (softball), Health & Wellness: Organisms and Ecosystems: Explorations in Biological Research
• Samara Burstein '28 (swimming & diving), Art, Culture and Communications: Becoming Museum Professionals
• Chelsea Park '27 (swimming & diving), Citizenship, Governance, and Economic Development: Cultural Connections at Home and Abroad
• Derin Timucin '27 (swimming & diving), Health and Wellness: From Synapse to Society: Advances in Neuroscience, Behavior, and Health
• Sophie Buttorff (tennis), Health & Wellness: Lessons from the Front Lines: Social Determinants, Equity, and Patient-Centered Care
• Madalena Ritz-Meuret '29 (track & field), Sustainability and Technology: Ocean in Action: A Chemical and Environmental Analysis