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Critical Issues in IT Debated The debates will be held on Fridays, 2 to 3 p.m., in Room 318 of the Darrin Communications Center and are sponsored by the IT Futures Foundation. 2/11/02
Public Interest Career Fair The event is co-hosted by the Career Development
Centers of the University at Albany and Rensselaer. Two national organizations
specializing in public service employment also will take part: Action
Without Borders, which developed the nonprofit sector Web site www.Idealist.org,
and the Sustainable Careers
Institute, which helps campus career centers develop socially responsible
career options for graduates in the private as well as public sectors.
The event, which is free, is open to students, faculty, and community professionals. Prep workshops will be held in Rensselaer's Career Development Center on Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 6 p.m.; all students are welcome and asked to bring a resume. For further information, contact the Career Development Center at ext. 6234. 2/11/02 
Nominations Sought for Commencement
Honorees A candidate for an honorary degree from
Rensselaer should have made a significant contribution to society and
to his or her professional field. Special attention will be given to
candidates who have achieved outstanding success in fields that are
related to the educational objectives of the Institute. Candidates for
Commencement speaker should also possess strong oratorical skills. The Faculty Honors Committee and the President's
Committee on Honors will evaluate all nominations in developing a list
of nominees to be submitted to the Board of Trustees. Send your nominations to Vicki Messick, Board of Trustees Office, Room 3031, Troy Building. Nominations received by Feb. 15 will be considered for the 2003 Commencement. 2/4/02
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
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