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Commencement Readers Cram For Tongue-Twister Names
The Associated Press has put together a story about Macalester and how the readers for commencement undergo some intense cramming sessions to make sure all the graduates have their names pronounced correctly.
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Recent Student Awards
Fulbright Awards
Christine Park '08 is graduating with a Psychology major and has received a Fulbright Scholarship to teach English in South Korea this fall. Cris Ramon, who graduated magna cum laude in 2006 with a major in Sociology, has won a Fulbright Full grant to Spain. English Teaching Assistantships (ETA) are offered in many countries worldwide. Each ETA Program is designed by the host country.
Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Program
Adam-Maliq Muro '10 was one of 20 second-year students from leading United States and Canadian colleges who were named 2008 Goldman Sachs Global Leaders, the third class of students in the United States and Canada to be so honored. Students are selected through a rigorous competition on the bases of academic excellence and leadership potential.
Macalester Graduate Has First Photographs Published
Nathan Williamson '00 is a photography assistant specializing in remote camera wildlife photography, and he just had his first photo published in National Geographic. More information »
Geography Department Professor's Op/Ed Piece Published In Star Tribune
 The Star Tribune recently published an opinion piece about the global food crisis by Associate Professor William G. Moseley of the Macalester Geography Department.
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Groundbreaking Set for Environmentally Sustainable Macalester Building
Groundbreaking for the new environmentally sustainable Macalester College Institute for Global Citizenship (IGC) building is scheduled for 11:45 a.m., Friday, May 16, 2008, on the northwest corner of Grand and Snelling Avenues. More information »
Chris Wedes '49 honored for his TV character, J.P. Patches
Minneapolis-native Chris Wedes '49 will be honored in Seattle when a statue depicting his famous children's TV show character, J.P. Patches, is unveiled on August 17. Gertrude, one of the 18 characters played by Bob Newman for the program, will also be depicted in the statue. As the first live telecast on Seattle's KIRO-TV in February 1958, the J.P. Patches show ran for 23 years, becoming the longest-running locally produced children's program in the United States.
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David A. Lanegran, John S Holl Professor of Geography, talks about the recent Minnesota State Geography Bee finals and current trends affecting the geography department.