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Tickets for the picnic, which are free
of charge, will be distributed with the Commencement tickets at Status
Check. Commencement 2002 will be held Saturday, May 18, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on the Harkness Field. The picnic will be held at various sites around the main campus. A Web site has been set up to provide complete details on the ceremony, information on related events, and other important dates and facts. For more information, contact the Office of University Events at ext. 6846 or commencement@rpi.edu. 2/4/02
Technology Awareness, Family-Style Among the activities is an interactive
workshop, titled "It's a Material World," in which participants
can explore new materials for innovative and challenging applications,
such as space vehicle construction and prosthetic devices. In addition,
Tahira Reid '00, inventor of the Double Dutch Jump Rope Machine, will
host the Young Inventors Workshop. Free T-shirts will be given to the first 100 people. There will be a drawing for a new personal computer at the end of the event. Participants must be present to win. A pizza lunch will be provided. Reservations are encouraged. For more information and to RSVP, contact Trina Beaudoin at ext. 3060 or beaudp@rpi.edu. 1/28/02
Christopher Jaffe '49 To Deliver Herta
Leng Memorial Lecture Jaffe, founder and chairman of Jaffe Holden
Acoustics, was the acoustician for the renovation of Severance Concert
Hall in Cleveland, home of the Cleveland Orchestra, and for the third
stage of the renovation of Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center Concert
Hall. In addition to numerous other halls, among them the Assembly Hall
of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints, he worked as a consultant
for various theater constructions and renovations, including the Centro
Nacional de las Artes Opera House in Mexico City. His many honors include an Award of the
American Institute of Acoustics, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, and
fellowships in several professional societies. Jaffe has been adjunct
professor of architectural acoustics at Rensselaer, at the Julliard
School of Music, and the City University of New York and taught at Harvard,
Yale, and other academic institutions. The Herta Leng Memorial Lecture series was established in honor of Herta Leng, a professor of physics at Rensselaer from 1943 to 1968 who died in 1997 at the age of 94. In 1966, she became the first woman named a full professor at Rensselaer. The lecture is sponsored by the Department of Physics, Applied Physics & Astronomy. Refreshments will be served beginning at 3:30 p.m. 1/28/02
Fischbach Travel Fund Applications Sought Any member of the faculty who has been actively associated with Rensselaer for 20 years or more is eligible for a grant, which the donor states is "to express appreciation for the many contributions that Rensselaer's faculty have made to the education and motivation of alumni and students." The Faculty Committee on Honors, chaired by Professor Henry Scarton, will review the applications and make a recommendation to the president, who will make the final selection. 1/28/02
Global Citizenship: Thinking Through
9/11
For further information, contact Brian Lonsway lonsway@rpi.edu or Kim Fortun fortuk@rpi.edu. 1/28/02
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