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Recent College News
Macalester College Opens its New Athletic and Wellness Complex Macalester’s Fifteenth Annual International Roundtable “Whither Development? The Struggle for Livelihood in the Time of Globalization” October 2–4, 2008 - Sept. 24, 2008 -Macalester College presents its 15th annual International Roundtable titled, “Whither Development? The Struggle for Livelihood in the Time of Globalization,” Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 2-4, 2008, in the Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center, John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Campus Center, 1600 Grand Ave., St. Paul, Minn. more» The Macalester New Music Series sponsored by the Rivendell Foundation Pianist/Composer Frederic Rzewski Sept. 26, at 8 p.m. Sept. 19, 2008 - The Macalester New Music Series sponsored by the Rivendell Foundation presents Frederic Rzewski, the worlds leading avant guard pianist/composer. Rzewski will present a concert of his music at 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 26, in the Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center Concert Hall. more» Macalester College Theater and Dance Department presents “The Colored Museum” - Sept. 18, 2008 - by George C. Wolfe in the Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center, Main Stage Theater, 1600 Grand Ave., St. Paul, Minn. Tickets are $7 general admission and $5 for seniors and groups. Performances are Sept. 26 and Oct. 2 at 7 p.m., Sept. 27 and Oct. 3-4 at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. There is also a 2 p.m. performance on Sunday, Sept. 28. “The Colored Museum” is directed by Theater and Dance professor Harry Waters, Jr. For tickets, call (651) 696-6359. more»
More news is available in the archives» Mellon Foundation Awards Macalester $1 Million for Curricular Innovation– Macalester College has received an award of $1 million from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to develop innovative curriculum in four new or revised interdisciplinary academic concentrations: Global Citizenship, Human Rights & Humanitarianism, Urban Studies and Community & Global Health. more» Two Sociology Graduates Win Awards from the Law and Society Association - The Law and Society Association have recognized Patricia Bass and Claire Posner, both 2008 Macalester graduates, for papers they wrote. Click for full Story.
Eight Honored at Annual Awards Convo - The following notable alumni and faculty were recognized at the 2008 Alumni Awards Convocation, held in the Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center, Concert Hall during Alumni Weekend, June 6-8, 2008: Alumni Distinguished Citizens - Roya Mohagheghi Ansari '83, Karlyn Kohrs Campbell '58, Katherine Maehr '89, Charlotte Anderson Tripet '53, Joan Swanson Velasquez '63; Young Alumni Award - Lorne Lieb '98; Catharine Lealtad Service to Society Award - J. Michael González-Campoy '83; Alumni Service Award - David Lanegran '63. Adam-Maliq Muro Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Program - Adam-Maliq Muro '10 was recently honored during an event at Goldman Sachs in New York on April 11 that convened all of this year's 20 US/Canada Global Leaders for leadership development workshops and presentations by Ivan Seidenberg (Chairman and CEO of Verizon Communications) and Timothy Shriver (Chairman of Special Olympics). Fulbright Teaching Assistantships - Christine Park '08 will graduate this May with a Psychology major. She received a Fulbright Scholarship to teach English in South Korea starting this coming fall. Here is her abstract: "As an English teaching assistant I hope to improve my students' language abilities and depth of knowledge of the United States. I plan on doing this by providing the students with entertaining, thought provoking and stimulating activities while remaining flexible and understanding. Likewise, I want to develop my language abilities in Korean and immerse myself in Korean culture to my utmost capability." | |