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11/01/02
Chancellor’s
Lecture Series presents social psychologist Nov. 11
Acclaimed
social psychologist and New York University professor Carol Gilligan will
discuss “Teaching and Learning in a Different Voice” Nov.
11, at 6 p.m. in Ingram Hall. Gilligan’s appearance is in conjunction
with the Chancellor’s Series on Great Teaching. The event is free
and open to the public. Gilligan will sign copies of her books from 3
to 4 p.m. in the bookstore. A reception honoring Gilligan will precede
her lecture at 5 p.m. in the Ingram Lobby at the Blair School of Music.
The series is designed to advance and integrate classroom learning at
Vanderbilt with broader social issues and concerns and to connect the
Vanderbilt and Nashville communities. For more information, call 322-4959
or e-mail chancellors-lecture-series@vanderbilt.edu.
VUwebmail
releases new version
VUwebmail
2.0 was released Nov. 11. The new version fixes many of the bugs that
users experienced in version 1.0 and offers more preference choices, limited
access to group mail, and a new easier-to-read color scheme. To access
VUwebmail and to learn more about the upgrade, visit www.vanderbilt.edu/vumail/.
Student Communications pick up national awards
Student
staff members from Vanderbilt Student Communications media, including
The Vanderbilt Hustler, Commodore yearbook and VTV,
attended the National College Media Convention sponsored by College Media
Advisers and Associated Collegiate Press Oct. 31-Nov. 3 in Orlando, Fla.
A number of national awards were presented at the convention, including
the ACP Pacemaker, considered the Pulitzer Prize of college journalism.
The Vanderbilt Hustler was honored with the Pacemaker. The ACP
Best of Show Awards are presented to student media entries that are entered
on-site during the national convention. The Commodore received
third place in the yearbook category.
All-you-can-eat soup and salad buffet for $5 at McGugin Center
A
$5 soup and salad buffet is being offered each Wednesday at the Hendrix
Room Training Table in the McGugin Center, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Declaration of Independence stops at Vanderbilt on national tour
As
part of the Declaration of Independence Road Trip, Sarratt Cinema will
host “We Own America“ Nov. 17 at 6 p.m. The event will combine
history and hip-hop poetry. Taking their cues from the revolutionary prose
of the Declaration of Independence, three artists will showcase original
poetry, combined with live beat-boxing, as they take a new look at what
it means to be an American. Vanderbilt students Marissa Shrum of the Student
Government Association, Jacob Grier of The Torch and Alex Shoor of Orbis
will challenge audience members to explore such timely issues as civic
activism and the importance of voting. At the conclusion of “We
Own America” at approximately 7:15 p.m., guests can view the Declaration
of Independence, interact with visiting poets, and enjoy a free chili
supper. The road trip’s mission is to appeal to all Americans, especially
young people, to inspire them to see citizenship as an opportunity, to
participate in civic life, to exercise their rights, and, above all, to
vote. For additional information, call Midori A. Lockett at 322-4493.
Randy
Newman launches new season of Blair ‘Conversations Series’
Grammy-,
Emmy- and Academy Award-winning singer, songwriter, composer and musician
Randy Newman will be the first guest in the 2002-03 Blair School of Music’s
popular “Conversations Series” Nov. 23 at 2 p.m. in Blair’s
Ingram Hall. Moderated by Blair adjunct professor and series coordinator
Deanna Walker, the Conversations Series provides a uniquely intimate forum
for Newman to discuss aspects of his work as an artist. Newman has written
popular hit singles to film scores, including the award-winning Monsters,
Inc., Toy Story and A Bug’s Life. This event is free and open to
the public. Seating is limited; no tickets or advance reservations will
be provided. All seating is general admission; guests will be seated on
a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, call 322-7651.
Memorial service for Charney Nov. 18
A
celebration of the career of Jonathan I. Charney, who died Sept. 7, will
be held in Flynn Auditorium of the Law School at noon Nov. 18. One of
the world’s pre-eminent experts on international law, Charney was
the Lee S. and Charles A. Speir Chair in Law at the Law School and co-editor-in-chief
of the American Journal of International Law, the premier international
law journal in the world. Professor of Law Jeffrey Schoenblum will reflect
on Charney’s career, and other speakers will highlight the contributions
that he made to the Law School and to the study of law. Charney, who joined
the Law School faculty in 1972, wrote extensively and taught courses on
a wide range of topics in international law, from public international
law to international environmental law, international human rights law,
international criminal law, and international courts and admiralty. He
received the Alexander Heard Distinguished Service Professor Award from
the University in 1999. The Nov. 18 event is open to the public.
In Memoriam
Mary
A. McEvoy, a former faculty member of Peabody College’s Department
of Special Education and the Kennedy Center, was traveling with Sen. Paul
Wellstone (D-Minn.), his family and staff when their plane crashed in
Minnesota Oct. 25, killing all on board. She was 49. Services were held
Oct. 29 in St. Paul, Minn. A foundation has been set up for the education
of her children: Cloyd/McEvoy Education Fund, St. Anthony Park State Bank,
2265 Como Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108.
Donald S. MacNaughton, former Board of Trust member, died Nov. 3. The
former chairman and chief executive of Hospital Corporation of America
was 85. Private funeral services were held in Connecticut Nov. 6.
Clarification
Trina
Dorrah, secretary of the Vanderbilt School of Medicine Chapter of the
Student National Medical Association, received a certificate of recognition
at the Affirmative Action and Diversity Initiatives Awards Oct. 15.
Items Appearing in Previous
‘Around Campus’
Affirmative
Action and Diversity Initiatives Awards
Several members of the Vanderbilt community were recognized for their
efforts to promote campus inclusiveness and diversity during the Opportunity
Development Center’s Affirmative Action and Diversity Initiatives
Awards Oct. 15. The ODC is the University’s equal opportunity, affirmative
action and disability services office. Award recipients are: Brenda Gilmore,
director of University mail services; Susan Montgomery, community outreach
coordinator for the Vanderbilt HIV Vaccine Program; Lucius Outlaw, professor
of philosophy and director of African-American Studies; and Julie Jinwon
Park, a junior and Chancellor’s Scholar. Three campus programs were
also recognized for their efforts: Explorers Unlimited, Women’s
Faculty Organization, and Women’s Social Policy and Research Center.
Certificates of recognition were given to Samar Ali, president of the
Student Government Association; Alfredo Artiles, associate professor of
education; Theresa Bills, coordinator of the vendor diversity program;
Lynn Cradick, digital media specialist in Creative Services; the Department
of History; and Arrion Richardson, Roberto Blanco and Bruce Jacobs, officers
of the Vanderbilt chapter of the Student National Medical Association.
— Jessica Howard
TVA’s
emerging
leaders
start
classes
at the
Owen
School
Emerging
leaders
from
within
the
Tennessee
Valley
Authority
recently
began
a nine-month
customized
business
curriculum
on 21st
century
leadership
concepts
and
principles
at the
Owen
Graduate
School
of Management.
The
program
is designed
to prepare
them
for
greater
leadership
responsibilities
within
the
corporation.
The
class
of 25
students
represents
diverse
business
units
from
across
TVA’s
seven-state
region.
Owen
School
faculty
members
teach
the
classes,
with
participation
by TVA
executives,
who
will
be on
hand
in some
of the
classes.
The
25 middle-
and
senior-level
leaders
were
selected
to participate
in the
program
by the
executive
leadership
in their
respective
TVA
organizations.
Participants
will
earn
a Certificate
of Leadership
upon
completing
the
program
in June
2003.
—
Susanne
Loftis
Lawson
recognized
by Vanderbilt
Black
Alumni
James
M. Lawson,
a Vanderbilt
University
Divinity
School
alumnus
who
led
the
sit-ins
at Nashville’s
segregated
lunch
counters
and
had
a profound
effect
on Vanderbilt’s
national
identity,
is the
recipient
of the
2002
Walter
R. Murray
Jr.
Distinguished
Alumnus
Award.
The
Association
of Vanderbilt
Black
Alumni
bestowed
the
honor
upon
Lawson
Oct.
25 during
the
Vanderbilt
reunion
celebration.
The
award,
established
in honor
of a
1970
Vanderbilt
graduate,
recognizes
lifetime
achievements
in personal,
professional
and
community
arenas.
Lawson
enrolled
in the
Divinity
School
in 1958
as a
transfer
student
from
the
Oberlin
School
of Theology.
In the
spring
of 1960,
Lawson
was
asked
by then-Chancellor
Harvie
Branscomb
and
the
Board
of Trust
to resign
for
breaking
the
laws
against
civil
disobedience,
which
he refused,
and
was
immediately
expelled.
The
controversial
expulsion
became
known
as “the
Lawson
affair.”
A compromise
permitted
Lawson
to pursue
his
graduate
studies
at Vanderbilt,
but
he chose
to complete
his
degree
at Boston
University.
He returned
to the
Vanderbilt
Divinity
School
on a
sabbatical
in 1970
and
1971.
In 1996,
Lawson
received
the
Vanderbilt
Divinity
School’s
first
Distinguished
Alumnus
Award.
—
Ann
Marie
Deer
Owens
Update
on technology
development
to combat
bioterrorism
Developing
“ways
to defend
our
borders
against
pathogens
purposively
perpetrated”
will
require
quick,
creative
and
cohesive
action
by academic
researchers,
government
agencies,
health
care
providers
and
industry,
according
to Alan
S. Rudolph,
program
manager
of the
Defense
Advanced
Research
Projects
Agency.
He spoke
at Vanderbilt
Oct.
15 on
“The
Science
and
Technology
of a
Robust
Biodefense.”
Rudolph
highlighted
a device,
called
a nanophysiometer,
that
can
measure
and
record
metabolic
signals
from
isolated,
living
cells
so they
can
serve
as a
detector
to monitor
chemical
or biological
warfare
threats
being
developed
for
DARPA
at VIIBRE.
Although
he cited
areas
such
as this
in which
significant
progress
is being
made,
he said
considerable
challenges
remain.
Foremost
among
these
challenges
is the
complexity
of the
problem,
with
an unknown
array
of pathogens,
as-yet-unplumbed
secrets
of the
human
cell
and
the
need
to coordinate
efforts
across
institutional,
discipline
and
market
segment
lines.
Another
challenge,
he said,
is the
lack
of industrial
partnership
to manufacture
products
invented
by researchers.
His
visit
was
sponsored
by the
Vanderbilt
Institute
for
Integrative
Biosystems
Research
and
Education,
one
of the
new
Vanderbilt
trans-institutional
initiatives,
and
the
Departments
of Biomedical
Engineering
and
Chemical
Engineering.
—
Vivian
Cooper-Capps
Vanderbilt
responds
to Africa
and
world
AIDS
crisis
The
AIDS
crisis
in Africa
that
has
left
34 million
people
dead
and
orphaned
13 million
children
requires
an interdisciplinary
and
coordinated
response
that
Vanderbilt
is in
a position
to lead,
the
organizer
of a
conference
to examine
the
issue
told
participants
Oct.
19.
Featuring
panelists
from
VUMC,
Meharry
Medical
College,
four
departments
of the
College
of Arts
and
Science
and
the
Divinity
School,
the
conference,
AIDS
&
Africa,
Science
and
Religion,
attracted
more
than
200
participants.
The
program
was
funded
by a
grant
from
the
Templeton
Foundation,
the
Departments
of Religious
Studies
and
Psychology,
Office
of the
University
Chaplain,
the
Cal
Turner
program
in Moral
Leadership,
and
the
Vanderbilt
Office
for
Gay,
Lesbian,
Bisexual
and
Transgendered
Life.
Many
of the
panelists
emphasized
that
the
threat
is compounded
by a
crisis
of leadership
in Africa,
little
regulation
of the
practice
of medicine
and
very
limited
medical
resources.
A documentary,
The
Common
Threat,
which
features
interviews
with
five
Vanderbilt
faculty,
was
shown
at the
conference
and
is available
for
viewing
online
at www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/religious_studies/aidsafrica/.
—
David
Glasgow
Linebacker
named
‘National
Scholar-Athlete’
The
National
Football
Foundation
and
College
Hall
of Fame
announced
that
it has
selected
Vanderbilt’s
Hunter
Hillenmeyer
as a
“National
Scholar-Athlete”
for
2002.
Hillenmeyer,
a senior
linebacker,
is one
of just
six
I-A
football
players
to be
honored.
The
award
carries
an $18,000
post-graduate
scholarship
—
the
largest
of its
kind
—
and
is presented
to football
players
excelling
in all
the
areas
of scholarship,
citizenship
and
athletic
performance.
On the
field,
Hillenmeyer
leads
the
Southeastern
Conference
with
97 total
tackles,
averaging
13.9
per
game.
In the
classroom,
he holds
3.79
grade
point
average
while
earning
a double
major
in Economics
and
Human
and
Organizational
Development.
Hillenmeyer
is just
the
fourth
Commodore
football
player
to win
this
prestigious
award,
and
the
first
since
1989.
—
Larry
Leathers
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