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| The Journal of Business Venturing is edited by Albert Link, professor of economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Mike Wright, professor of financial studies at the Nottingham University Business School; and Phan and Siegel. Selected papers presented at the conference will be published in a special issue of the Journal of Business Venturing devoted to the managerial and policy implications of science parks and incubators. 4/21/03
Celebrate With a “Spring Fling” April 30 The campus community is invited to relax and enjoy a free Spring Fling Wednesday, April 30, in the Commons Quad area. The event begins at 3:30 p.m. and will feature interactive games (such as the Cliff Hanger Climbing Course, Bungee Bull, and the Bungee Challenge), snacks, and live music. An all-campus barbecue (free with campus ID) will begin at 4:30 p.m. and runs until 7:30 p.m. Event sponsors include Residence Life, the Residence Hall Association, the Rensselaer Union, Office of the First-Year Experience, UPAC Concerts, and Sodexho. 4/21/03
Teaching and Learning Colloquium Keynote Speakers Announced The third annual Teaching and Learning Colloquium, scheduled for May 12 and 13, will feature two well-known academics as keynote speakers. Eric Mazur, professor of physics at Harvard University, will speak on “Understanding or Memorization: Are We Teaching the Right Thing?” Mazur holds a triple appointment as Harvard College Professor, Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics, and Professor of Physics at Harvard University. An internationally recognized teacher and scientist, he leads a research program in physics education as well as in optical physics. In 2001, he was honored with one of the first National Science Foundation (NSF) Director's Distinguished Teaching Scholar awards, the highest distinction conferred by the NSF. Diane Ebert-May, professor of biology at Michigan State University, will discuss “Assessment of Student Learning.” Ebert-May has been a leader in the ongoing effort to improve education in the biological and environmental sciences. She is director of FIRST II, a National Dissemination Project funded by the NSF to provide opportunities for faculty and future faculty throughout the country to improve their teaching of science. For more on the Teaching and Learning Colloquium, contact Gary Gabriele, vice provost and dean of undergraduate education, at ext. 2244. 4/21/03
Hold the Date: Faculty Recognition Dinner May 13 Faculty members are asked to mark their calendars for the annual Faculty Recognition Dinner, which will be held Tuesday, May 13. Information and invitation to follow. 4/21/03
Rensselaer Professor Explores “Musical Madness” at Junior Museum April 24 The Junior Museum of Troy is hosting special educational camps during the April break from local elementary schools. Ron Eglash, assistant professor of science and technology studies at Rensselaer, will take part in the “Musical Madness” session on Thursday, April 24 at 11 a.m. Eglash will discuss "Computers, Drums, and Math: What's the Connection?" The session is aimed at children ages 4 to 8 years old. For more information, contact the Junior Museum at 235-2120 or go to info@juniormuseum.org. 4/14/03
EMAC Seniors Exhibit Capstone Projects Graduating seniors in the electronic media, arts, and communication (EMAC) program will hold a capstone exhibition of their final projects in the Heffner Alumni House April 25-26. The exhibition will showcase work in video, Web design, animation, multimedia installation, graphic design, electronic music, painting, and sculpture. It is free and open to the public. An opening reception will be held Friday,
April 25 from 4 to 9 p.m. The show will also be open Saturday from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Call for WMHT AUCTION Volunteers Rensselaer is again sponsoring a segment on local PBS station WMHT's 2003 Great TV Auction. Volunteers are needed Saturday, May 3, from 2 to 6:30 pm. to answer phones and to run bids in the studio. Volunteers will receive a Rensselaer T-shirt for participating. Those who volunteer should plan to be at the WMHT studio in Rotterdam for the entire shift. For more information or to volunteer, contact Pat Haywood at ext. 2750 or haywop@rpi.edu. 4/14/03
Commencement Volunteers Sought The Office of University Events is still in need of volunteers for Rensselaer’s 197th Commencement exercises. The ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 17, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Harkness Field. If you are interested in participating, contact Mary Alice O’Brien at ext. 6106 or obriem4@rpi.edu or Laraine Michaelides at ext. 6058 or michal@rpi.edu. 4/7/03
Senior Class Gift Campaign Challenges Union College The Class of 2003 is participating in a fund-raising challenge with its counterparts at Union College. The goal of the campaign is the highest class participation. Rensselaer is striving for 25 percent class participation or 325 seniors. Gifts may be paid over a two-year period. The senior class gift campaign is seeking to raise money for the Rensselaer Annual Fund, which helps to support student activities, research and innovation, scholarship, and entrepreneurship. “This is just one way that the Class of 2003 can show its support for the groundbreaking changes happening at Rensselaer,” said Rick Hartt ’70, director of the Rensselaer Union. “The objective of this program is to show seniors the impact that philanthropy has had on them, as well as to give them the opportunity to carry on the tradition of supporting their alma mater.” For more information on the senior class gift campaign, go to www.alumni.rpi.edu/mad/as_2003.html. 4/7/03
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