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Brass Ensemble will perform fall vespers concert

1998-11-12T19:00:00-05:00

The University of Notre Dame Brass Ensemble will perform a fall vespers concert at Nov. 22 (Sunday) at 8 p.m. in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on campus. The program includes the “Rienzi Overture” by Richard Wagner, “Funeral March” by Edvard Grieg, “Fanfare” from “La peri” by Dukas, and works by Handel, Hassler, and Susato. The concert is free and open to the public.p.

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Botterill will deliver a lecture on ideal and social reality

1998-11-08T19:00:00-05:00

Steven Botterill, associate professor of Italian literature and romance philosophy at the University of California at Berkeley, will deliver a lecture titled "Linguistic Ideal and Social Reality: From ‘De vulgari eloquentia’ to ‘Inferno’ " at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 12 (Thurs.) in the Department of Special Collections, room 102 Hesburgh Library, at the University of Notre Dame.p.

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Department of Film, Television, and Theatre will present the world premiere play

1998-11-04T19:00:00-05:00

The University of Notre Dame’s Department of Film, Television, and Theatre will present the world premiere of “Getting Wrecked” Nov. 18 (Wed.) at Washington Hall. The play will be performed at 7:30 p.m. from Nov. 18 and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 22). Tickets are $9 for reserved seats and are available at the door or in advance at the LaFortune Student Center box office.p.

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Fr. Hesburgh will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award

1998-11-04T19:00:00-05:00

Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame, will be honored Nov. 17 (Tuesday) with a Lifetime Achievement Award during the silver anniversary celebration of the Jefferson Awards at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.p. A program of the American Institute for Public Service, the Jefferson Awards were established in 1972 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and U.S. Sen. Robert Taft, Jr. Honorees are selected by their peers for their dedication to service.p. Notre Dame’s president from 1952-87, Father Hesburgh led the University in its rise to national prominence. His 35-year tenure included the transfer of governance from the founding religious community, the Congregation of Holy Cross, to a predominantly lay board of trustees in 1967, and the admission of women to the undergraduate program in 1972. Father Hesburgh has served four popes and has held 15 presidential appointments over the years. Highlighting a lengthy list of awards is the Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, bestowed on him in 1964 by President Lyndon Johnson. His stature as an elder statesman in American higher education is reflected in his 138 honorary degrees, the most ever awarded to one person.p. Since his retirement, Father Hesburgh has continued to advance the interests of several Notre Dame academic institutes, serve on the boards of national and international organizations, write articles and deliver speeches. He currently serves on the board of the United States Institute of Peace.p. The theme of the silver anniversary of the Jefferson Awards is “Celebrating the Best in America.” Senate minority leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) and majority leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) are serving as national chairmen of the event.

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Ansay will read from her work on campus

1998-11-03T19:00:00-05:00

A. Manette Ansay, award winning novelist and short story writer, will read from her work Thursday (Nov. 5) at 7:30 p.m. in the University of Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Library auditorium.p.

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New members of the University's advisory councils announced

1998-10-29T19:00:00-05:00

New members of eight of the University of Notre Dame’s 11 advisory councils have been announced by Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., the University’s president.p.

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Skocpol will present a public lecture on civic engagement

1998-10-29T19:00:00-05:00

Theda Skocpol, professor of government and sociology at Harvard University, will present a public lecture titled “Civic Engagement in American Democracy,” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 (Tuesday) in the auditorium of the University of Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Center for International 91��Ƶ.p.

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Zaller will deliver a lecture on medial politics

1998-10-14T20:00:00-04:00

John Zaller, professor of political science at the University of California at Los Angeles, will deliver a lecture titled “A Theory of Media Politics” at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 26 (Monday) in the faculty lounge of the University of Notre Dame’s Theodore M. Hesburgh Library.p.

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Reilly elected chair of the board of governors of the Association for Investment Management and Research

1998-10-07T20:00:00-04:00

Frank K. Reilly, Bernard J. Hank Professor of Business Administration at the University of Notre Dame, has been elected chair of the board of governors of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR) for 1999.p.

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Muir String Quartet will perform at the Snite

1998-10-05T20:00:00-04:00

The Muir String Quartet will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 11) in the , Snite Museum of Art’s Annenberg Auditorium, at the University of Notre Dame.p.

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Day will deliver a lecture as part of the O'Brien-Smith Lecture Series

1998-10-01T20:00:00-04:00

George S. Day, Geoffrey T. Boisi Professor of Marketing and director of the Center for Global Competition and Innovation at the Wharton 91��Ƶ of the University of Pennsylvania, will deliver a lecture at 6:30 p.m. Thursday (Oct. 8) in room 162 of the College of Business Administration at the University of Notre Dame. His speech is part of the O’Brien-Smith Lecture Series sponsored by the college and is free and open to the public.p.

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Chopko will speak on 'Practicing Law with a Faith Perspective

1998-09-28T20:00:00-04:00

Mark Chopko, general counsel for the United States Catholic Conference, will speak on “Practicing Law with a Faith Perspective” at noon Oct. 2 (Friday) in room 120 of the University of Notre Dame Law 91��Ƶ.p.

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Fall Arts & Letters Career Day and Job Fair

1998-09-21T20:00:00-04:00

The annual Fall Arts&Letters Career Day and Job Fair, sponsored by the University of Notre Dame’s Career and Placement Services, will take place Oct. 8 (Thursday) from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Center for Continuing Education on campus.p.

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Maginn receives Dow Outstanding New Faculty Award

1998-09-21T20:00:00-04:00

Edward J. Maginn, an assistant chemical engineering professor at the University of Notre Dame, has received the Dow Outstanding New Faculty Award for 1998 from the American Society of Engineering Education. Maginn earned his bachelor’s degree in 1987 from Iowa State University and his doctorate in 1995 from the University of California at Berkeley.p.

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Students named recipients of Eugene D. Fanning Scholarships

1998-09-21T20:00:00-04:00

Frederick Dow, a finance major from Burnsville, Minn., and Heather Stone, an accounting major from Mequon, Wis., have been named the 1998 recipients of Eugene D. Fanning Scholarships at the University of Notre Dame.p.

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