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Abby Guthmann Wins Grand Prize In Acm Photo Contest, Lawrence University Dec 2013

Abby Guthmann Wins Grand Prize In Acm Photo Contest, Lawrence University

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Abby Guthmann’s study-abroad experience in Tanzania generated a lifetime of memories—and an award-winning photograph.

The senior biology major from St. Paul, Minn., was selected as the Grand Prize winner in the Associated Colleges of the Midwest’s 2013-14 Off-Campus Study Photo Contest. Guthmann’s photo, “Girls in the Shambass” was taken while Guthmann was hiking through the Usambara Mountains in northern Tanzania.

“Children would often run after us and ask for their pictures to be taken,” said Guthmann. “These two followed me through the shambass, hoping to get a few more pictures. After asking if I could take one more, they grinned …


Lawrence Historian Monica Rico Honored As Fox Cities “Future 15”, Lawrence University Dec 2013

Lawrence Historian Monica Rico Honored As Fox Cities “Future 15”, Lawrence University

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Lawrence University historian Monica Rico has been selected one of the winners of the 4th Annual Fox Cities Future 15 Young Professionals awards.

Rico and her fellow Future 15 honorees, selected from among 102 nominations, will be recognized at an event Thursday, Jan. 23 at the Communication Arts Center on the UW Fox-Valley campus.

The Future 15 awards is part of the Pulse Young Professionals, a program of the Fox Cities Regional Partnership.They recognize young business and community leaders for their efforts in work, civic and charitable causes. Future 15 recipients are chosen based on their dedication, strong sense of …


An Exciting New Year, Lawrence University Dec 2013

An Exciting New Year, Lawrence University

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While most of the world is counting down to the end of 2013, the Lawrence University admissions team is hitting the fast forward button to 2018. Admit packets are in the mail to 600 seniors who applied for Early Action admission—inviting them to join the Lawrence Class of 2018. Members of the admissions staff (pictured) merrily carried admit packets to the Lawrence mailroom earlier this week.

“While holiday cards and letters fill mailboxes this holiday season, we suspect there’s a little more joy when that envelope comes from Lawrence,” said Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Ken Anselment. “We hope …


Dominican Students Host Speed Interview Workshop, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee Dec 2013

Dominican Students Host Speed Interview Workshop, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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The students were participating in a speed interview workshop dinner with professionals from Bay Area businesses, including Deloitte, U.S. Capital Partners, Chevron, and Lateef Investment Management. Sponsored by the Dominican Accounting and Finance Association (DAFA), the event attracted about 35 students and 10 professionals.|


Artist Alice King Case Passes Away, Taught Art At Lawrence For 20 Years, Lawrence University Dec 2013

Artist Alice King Case Passes Away, Taught Art At Lawrence For 20 Years, Lawrence University

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Long-time Lawrence University art department instructor Alice King Case died peacefully Monday, Dec. 16 at Appleton’s St. Elizabeth Hospital following a brief illness. She was 76.

An accomplished artist who specialized in drawing, collage and abstract painting, Case joined the Lawrence art department in 1980 after teaching art classes in suburban Chicago for 21 years. Through her initiative and insistence, Lawrence introduced computer-assisted art courses to the department curriculum in 1987.

In addition to teaching, she directed Lawrence’s art education program, supervising the certification of nearly 50 future art teachers before retiring in 2000. She remained in Appleton in retirement …


Local Cowboy Publishes Book With Graphic Communication Institute At Cal Poly, Public Affairs Office Dec 2013

Local Cowboy Publishes Book With Graphic Communication Institute At Cal Poly, Public Affairs Office

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Cal Poly Graphic Communication Institute Collaborates With Local Author To Publish Book On Jack House, Public Affairs Office Dec 2013

Cal Poly Graphic Communication Institute Collaborates With Local Author To Publish Book On Jack House, Public Affairs Office

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Cal Poly Sets Third Annual Startup Weekend For Jan. 17, Public Affairs Office Dec 2013

Cal Poly Sets Third Annual Startup Weekend For Jan. 17, Public Affairs Office

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Parsons To Support Cal Poly Initiative To Produce Future Cybersecurity Professionals, Public Affairs Office Dec 2013

Parsons To Support Cal Poly Initiative To Produce Future Cybersecurity Professionals, Public Affairs Office

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Dr. Melba Beals To Retire In 2014, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee Dec 2013

Dr. Melba Beals To Retire In 2014, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Shortly after joining Dominican, Dr. Beals founded a communications program that has grown into the Department of Communications and Media Studies. Dr. Beals led the department, first as director and then as chair, as it grew in enrollment and academic programming


Cal Poly Announces January 2014 Graphic Communication Career Day, Public Affairs Office Dec 2013

Cal Poly Announces January 2014 Graphic Communication Career Day, Public Affairs Office

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Cal Poly Engineering Announces Faculty And Staff Awards, Public Affairs Office Dec 2013

Cal Poly Engineering Announces Faculty And Staff Awards, Public Affairs Office

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Pg&E Provides Support For The Cal Poly Cybersecurity Center, Public Affairs Office Dec 2013

Pg&E Provides Support For The Cal Poly Cybersecurity Center, Public Affairs Office

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Cal Poly's Newest Cubesat Part Of Atlas V Launch, Public Affairs Office Dec 2013

Cal Poly's Newest Cubesat Part Of Atlas V Launch, Public Affairs Office

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Cal Poly Expands Virtual Proofing For Packaging Education With Benq Monitor, Public Affairs Office Dec 2013

Cal Poly Expands Virtual Proofing For Packaging Education With Benq Monitor, Public Affairs Office

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Leadership Program Leads Alum To Pursue Book, Harvard, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee Dec 2013

Leadership Program Leads Alum To Pursue Book, Harvard, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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“This program changed everything for me because it gave me self confidence in my skills and abilities,” says Otis, who now oversees leadership development programs for a major organization


Cal Poly Extends Comment Period For Student Housing South Project Environmental Impact Report, Public Affairs Office Dec 2013

Cal Poly Extends Comment Period For Student Housing South Project Environmental Impact Report, Public Affairs Office

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Cal Poly Graphic Communication Announces 2014 International Printing Week Program, Public Affairs Office Dec 2013

Cal Poly Graphic Communication Announces 2014 International Printing Week Program, Public Affairs Office

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Cal Poly Student Diagnosed With Viral Meningitis, Public Affairs Office Dec 2013

Cal Poly Student Diagnosed With Viral Meningitis, Public Affairs Office

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Pianist W. Terrence Spiller To Perform Jan. 11 Benefit Recital At Cal Poly, Public Affairs Office Dec 2013

Pianist W. Terrence Spiller To Perform Jan. 11 Benefit Recital At Cal Poly, Public Affairs Office

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Cal Poly Again Among Top 50 On Kiplinger's 'Top 100 Best Value In Public College List', Public Affairs Office Dec 2013

Cal Poly Again Among Top 50 On Kiplinger's 'Top 100 Best Value In Public College List', Public Affairs Office

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Cal Poly Fall Commencement Set For Dec. 14, Public Affairs Office Dec 2013

Cal Poly Fall Commencement Set For Dec. 14, Public Affairs Office

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Cal Poly Women Engineers Awarded Gold For 10th Time, Public Affairs Office Dec 2013

Cal Poly Women Engineers Awarded Gold For 10th Time, Public Affairs Office

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The Gift Of Music: Lawrence Conservatory Offerings For Holiday Shoppers, Lawrence University Dec 2013

The Gift Of Music: Lawrence Conservatory Offerings For Holiday Shoppers, Lawrence University

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Still looking for a holiday stocking stuffer? A pair of recently released CDs by the Lawrence University Wind Ensemble and Lawrence faculty jazz percussionist Dane Richeson will fit neatly into just about any size stocking.

Performed under the direction of conductor Andrew Mast, the 16-track Wind Ensemble disc features seven pieces performed between 2005 and 2010. It includes six world premieres from Lawrence commissions as well as the first-ever digital recording of Vincent Persichetti’s “Turn Not Thy Face.”

“This disc represents a culmination of several passions of mine – the creation and performance of new music written by amazing friends …


Exhibit Explores Cooks, Books, And Popular Culture, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee Dec 2013

Exhibit Explores Cooks, Books, And Popular Culture, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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The exhibit will be held in the Rosenberg Reading Room the Archbishop Alemany Library. The library is open from 8 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 1:30 p.m until 10:30 p.m. Sunday. The library will be closed February 18.


Project Vote Smart Bus Plans Dominican Stop, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee Dec 2013

Project Vote Smart Bus Plans Dominican Stop, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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The non-partisan Project Vote Smart group has created an archive of searchable information on all the candidates for president, U.S. Congress, governor, and state legislature. The organization is traveling the nation on a 45-foot red and blue motor coach to deliver information on each candidate’s voting record, speeches, campaign finance information, and interest group ratings.


Cal Poly Institute For Advanced Technology And Public Policy's Wave Energy Project Nets $750,000 Dept. Of Energy Research Grant, Public Affairs Office Dec 2013

Cal Poly Institute For Advanced Technology And Public Policy's Wave Energy Project Nets $750,000 Dept. Of Energy Research Grant, Public Affairs Office

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Cal Poly Opens Registration For Central Coast Lean Summit 2014, Public Affairs Office Dec 2013

Cal Poly Opens Registration For Central Coast Lean Summit 2014, Public Affairs Office

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Cal Poly To Celebrate Open House With "All That Glitters, Green & Gold" April 10-12, Public Affairs Office Dec 2013

Cal Poly To Celebrate Open House With "All That Glitters, Green & Gold" April 10-12, Public Affairs Office

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Cal Poly Architecture Course Series Earns Regional 'Green' Award, Public Affairs Office Dec 2013

Cal Poly Architecture Course Series Earns Regional 'Green' Award, Public Affairs Office

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