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Februaury 14, 2000
Faculty Senate accepting committee nominations
Any member of the faculty interested in serving on a University Committee (listed below) please write to Professor Kenneth Wallston, Chair of the Faculty Senate, 312 Kirkland Hall, by Feb. 25.
The committees are: Academic Computing and Networks, Animal Care, Calendar, Campus Security, Chemical Safety, Equal Access, External Affairs Council, Faculty and Staff Benefits, Institutional Biosafety, Intercollegiate Athletics, I.R.B.: Behavioral Science, I.R.B.: Health Sciences, Jean and Alexander Heard Library, Lectures, Officer Education Advisory, Radiation Safety, Religious Affairs, Status of Women and Minorities, Student Health, Technology Review, Traffic and Parking, University Press, University Research Council, and the Vanderbilt Community Giving Campaign.
Nominations for the Honor Council Board of Advisors and the Promotion and Tenure Review Committees for both the University and the Medical School are also being accepted.
Chancellor’s Series on Great Teaching
Kenneth G. Elzinga, a professor of economics at the University of Virginia, will speak Feb. 14 on “Lecturing to Large Classes: Dionysian and Apollonian Perspectives” from 4:10 to 5 p.m. in Room 126, Wilson Hall. His lecture is part of the Chancellor’s Lecture Series on Great Teaching. Elzinga, a renowned economist, is also an expert in teaching large lecture classes. His introductory economics course regularly enrolls more than 1,000 students. For more information on Elzinga’s visit, contact the Center for Teaching at 322-7290.
Owen students top competition
A team of students representing Owen Graduate School of Management won top honors at the Babcock Marketing Case Competition, held Feb. 3-5 at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. The team received a trophy and a $5,000 prize. Team members Joe Chatman, Rebecca Dupuy, Northscott Grounsell, Seung Park and Pradeep Paramesvan were coached by Roland Rust, Madison S. Wigginton Professor of Marketing.
The competition included teams from University of Virginia (Darden), UCLA (Andersen), Emory, University of Rochester (Simon), Wake Forest University (Babcock), University of Washington (Olin) and Vanderbilt.
Carnegie Hall Jazz Band to perform
The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, resident jazz ensemble of the world’s most famous concert hall, will perform at Vanderbilt University as a part of Great Performances at 8 p.m. Feb. 23 in Langford Auditorium. Tickets for the event are $26, 23, 20; $13 for students and children; $13 for Vanderbilt faculty and staff; and $6 for Vanderbilt students. Tickets are available through Sarratt Box Office and Ticketmaster outlets.
Essays solicited for Hieronymus Award
Graduate and professional students are invited to submit essays of up to 25 pages on an appropriate topic in medical humanities for the Senator C. Hieronymus Award by March 1. The recipient of the award will be notified April 1 and honored at a reception at the center April 10. This award is presented annually by the Center for Clinical and Research Ethics of the Vanderbilt Medical School. For more information, contact Stuart G. Finder at 936-2686 or by e-mail at stuart.finder@mcmail.vanderbilt.edu.
Faculty Senate seeks award nominees
The Consultative Committee of the Faculty Senate is accepting nominations for the Thomas Jefferson Service Award, for distinguished service to Vanderbilt, and the Harvie Branscomb Distinguished Professorship Award from all schools through Feb. 18. To nominate a colleague, send a one-page statement and, if possible, a curriculum vitae, to Christine Scannaliato, Secretary, Faculty Senate, 312 Kirkland Hall.
Malloy to be installed as Divinity professor
J. Patout Burns will be officially installed as the Edward A. Malloy Professor of Catholic Studies at the Vanderbilt University Divinity School Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. in Benton Chapel. The event is open to the public. The endowed chair is named in honor of the president of Notre Dame and Vanderbilt Board of Trust member, who earned his Ph.D. at the Vanderbilt University Divinity School in 1975.
Panel to discuss U.S. Middle East policy
Project Dialogue 2000 and the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center will host a panel discussion Feb. 17 on “The Human Impact: U.S. Foreign Policy and Life in the Middle East.” Panelists will be Angela Schindler, War Resisters League; James Ray, professor and chair of political science; and Ilise Cohen, director of the Middle East Peace Education Project in Atlanta. The discussion will be held in the Towers East Formal Lounge at 4 p.m. For more information, contact the Project Dialogue Office at 343-0350.
Women’s health topic of lecture
Emily Martin, a professor of anthropology at Princeton University, will be speaking on changes in medicine and disease and their implications for women’s health. The event, co-sponsored by the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center and Project Dialogue 2000, will be Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. in Room 103, Wilson Hall.
Celtic music celebration
A Celtic music celebration, featuring Crystal Plohman, fiddle, with special guest musicians and dancers will take place Feb. 17 at the Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall, 8 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door and cost $8 for adults; $6 for Vanderbilt faculty and staff; and $4 for students and senior citizens. For more information on this and other Blair events, call the Blair information line at 322-7651.
Lecture to discuss community reform
The Diversity Lecture Series will sponsor a lecture by David Dennis, of The Algebra Project, to discuss “There Cannot Be Successful Education Reform Without Community Reform.” The lecture will take place Feb. 16 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in Room 223, Social Religious Building. For more information, e-mail Lynn Hodge at Lynn.L.Hodge@vanderbilt.edu.