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Father Malloy appointed to the board of directors of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
• Date: January 29, 1998
Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame, has been appointed to a three-year term on the board of directors of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU).p….
A gift from alumni at Andersen Consulting will be used to develop a Management Information Systems laboratory
• Date: January 29, 1998
For more information, contact Khalil Matta, professor of management, at (219) 631-6333. p….
Brother Paczesny has died folling surgery at St. Joseph's Medical Center
• Date: January 29, 1998
Word has been received of the death of Brother Just Paczesny, C.S.C., former vice president for student affairs at the University of Notre Dame.p….
Johns Hopkins University ranks Notre Dame sixth among rising private research universities
• Date: January 29, 1998
*h2. New Discoveries Enhance Research Reputation * p….
Maura will present a violin recital
• Date: January 28, 1998
Julie Maura, a junior music and premedicine major at the University of Notre Dame, will present a violin recital Feb. 7 (Saturday) at 4:30 p.m. in the Annenberg Auditorium of the Snite Museum of Art. The recital is free and open to the public.p….
Bratt film will be shown in the library followed by a discussion
• Date: January 28, 1998
“Follow Me Home,” a defiant, humorous and poetic film that explores race and identity in America, will be shown Feb. 7 (Saturday) at 7 p.m. in the Hesburgh Library Auditorium at the University of Notre Dame. Following the showing, there will be a discussion led by writer/director Peter Bratt…
McGrath Family Foundation has provided a grant to provide scholarships for students from Oklahoma
• Date: January 27, 1998
The University of Notre Dame has received a grant from the McGrath Family Foundation of Oklahoma City to provide scholarships for undergraduate students from Oklahoma.p….
Notre Dame ReSources
• Date: January 27, 1998
Notre Dame ReSources Jan. 25-31, 1998 p. Please feel free to call the following Notre Dame faculty for additional comment on these people and events in the news: p. p. Clinton: The news media’s coverage of allegations against President Clinton "flows directly from the journalistic ethos that developed during…
Maitland will give a lecture on religious fiction
• Date: January 26, 1998
English theologian and novelist Sara Maitland will give a lecture entitled “Novel Thoughts: Religious Fiction in Contemporary Culture” Thursday (Jan. 29) at 4 p.m. in Room 120 De Bartolo Hall. She also will lead a discussion on the topic Friday (Jan. 30) in Room 131 Decio Hall.p….
Anonymous gift establishes Sorin Program for Academic Distinction
• Date: January 25, 1998
With an $8-million gift from a benefactor wishing to remain anonymous, the University of Notre Dame has established the Edward Frederick Sorin Program for Academic Distinction, comprising new endowed professorships devoted to areas of excellence in six of the University’s academic units.p….
Memorial prayer service for Yoder will be held in the Bascilica
• Date: January 25, 1998
A memorial prayer service for John Howard Yoder, professor of theology at Notre Dame, who died during the University’s Christmas break, will be held Friday (Jan. 30) at 3:30 p.m. in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart.p….
Kotlowitz will deliver a lecture on race and poverty in America
• Date: January 25, 1998
Alex Kotlowitz, best-selling author of the recently published “The Other Side of the River: A Story of Two Towns, a Death, and America’s Dilemma,” will deliver a public lecture at 4 p.m. Wednesday (Jan. 28) in Room 101 of DeBartolo Hall at the University of Notre Dame.p….
Woo named young leader of American academe
• Date: January 21, 1998
Carolyn Woo, Gillen dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Notre Dame, has been named one of 40 “young leaders” of American academe by Change magazine, the journal of the American Association for Higher Education. The young leaders are featured in the magazine’s January-February issue.p….
duCille will lecture on 'periracism'
• Date: January 21, 1998
Ann duCille, professor of American and African American literature at the University of California at San Diego, will give a lecture entitled “Place and Dis-Place: ‘Periracism’ and the Geographics of Identity” Monday (Jan. 26) at 7 p.m. in the Hesburgh Library auditorium.p….
Bodensteiner appointed assistant counsel for the University
• Date: January 21, 1998
Jill R. Bodensteiner, formerly an associate in the Bryan Cave law firm, has been appointed assistant counsel for the University of Notre Dame, according to Carol C. Kaesebier, vice president and general counsel.p….
Notre Dame to be featured in an Easter program to appear on NBC
• Date: January 21, 1998
The University of Notre Dame Folk Choir, assembled members of the Notre Dame student body, and the Basilica of the Sacred Heart will be features of a television program entitled “Easter at the University of Notre Dame: A Celebration of Hope” to be aired Easter Sunday (April 12) morning…
Michel has received an Alexander von Humboldt Forschungspreis
• Date: January 20, 1998
Anthony N. Michel, Matthew H. McCloskey Dean of Engineering and Frank M. Freimann Professor of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has received an Alexander von Humboldt Forschungspreis , Germany’s highest research award for senior U.S. scientists and scholars in all disciplines.p….
Ninth Annual Student Film Festival will be presented at the Snite
• Date: January 20, 1998
The Ninth Annual University of Notre Dame Student Film Festival will be presented in 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. shows in the Snite Museum’s Annenberg Auditorium on both Jan. 23-24 (Friday and Saturday).p….
Gernes will give two local readings from her recent book of poetry
• Date: January 19, 1998
Sonia G. Gernes, professor of English at the University of Notre Dame, will give two local readings from her recent book of poetry, “A Breeze Called the Fremantle Doctor.”p….
Dority selected to receive Higgins Social Justice Award
• Date: January 18, 1998
Douglas H. Dority, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) international union, has been selected to receive the first George G. Higgins Social Justice Award from the University of Notre Dame’s Higgins Labor Research Center.p….
Resick and Leisner will preform in concert
• Date: January 18, 1998
Soprano Georgine Resick, associate professor of music at the University of Notre Dame, and guitarist and composer David Leisner will perform an evening of “Songs for Soprano and Guitar from the Classical Era to Present” Feb. 2 (Monday) at 7:30 p.m. in the 20th century gallery of the Snite…
Bradley will testify before the Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution, Federalism, and Property Rights
• Date: January 15, 1998
Gerard V. Bradley, professor of law at the University of Notre Dame, will testify before the Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution, Federalism and Property Rights Wednesday (Jan. 21). The hearing, to be chaired by Missouri Senator John Ashcroft, is entitled "The 25th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade: The Test…
NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display in the Stepan Center
• Date: January 15, 1998
Further information on the display and on the NAMES Project may be obtained by calling Tina Potthoff at (219) 634-0581 or Erin Emmons at (219) 634-3857. p….
Red Smith Lectureship in Journalism will be sponsored by John and Susan McMeel and Universal Press Syndicate
• Date: January 13, 1998
The Red Smith Lectureship in Journalism at the University of Notre Dame will be sponsored beginning this year by John and Susan McMeel and Universal Press Syndicate.p….
Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be commemorated with a prayer service
• Date: January 13, 1998
The University of Notre Dame community will commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day 7 p.m., Monday (Jan. 19) with a prayer service in the Chapel of the Holy Cross, in Keenan and Stanford Halls.p….
Asmus has stepped down from the directorship of the Radiation Laboratory
• Date: January 13, 1998
Klaus-Dieter Asmus, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame, has stepped down from the directorship of the University’s Radiation Laboratory.p….
Faculty and staff contributions to the St. Joseph County United Way exceed expectations
• Date: January 12, 1998
Faculty and staff at the University of Notre Dame contributed more than a quarter million dollars this year to the St. Joseph County United Way, a 37-percent increase from a year ago.p….
Yoder dies after suffering a heart attack in his office
• Date: January 12, 1998
John Howard Yoder, professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame, died Dec. 30 after suffering a heart attack in his Decio Hall office.p….
