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NEWS
| October 9, 2003
Campus Briefs
Yudof earns award for public
service commitment
The Association of Academic Health Centers has honored UT System
Chancellor Mark Yudof for his “public policy decision-making
and commitment to public service.”
The group presented Dr. Yudof with the John R. Hogness Award during
its annual meeting last week in Florida. The association comprises
more than 100 public and private health centers nationwide.
Association representatives credit Yudof “for his steadfast
dedication to the improvement of American higher education throughout
his career as administrator, teacher, scholar and public servant.”
Yudof spoke to the group on the crisis in financing academic health
centers, which serve as the nation’s primary training ground
for health care professionals and medical research. The institutions
are also major providers of medicine for the public.
Yudof is the ninth chancellor of the UT System, assuming the role
in August 2002. The UT System has 15 campuses, including six health
centers.
— Danny Woodward
Lecturer to discuss French 19th century painters
Beth Wright, interim liberal arts dean, will discuss how 19th century
French artists depicted the history happening around them Oct. 15.
Dr. Wright’s program, “Painting Thoughts: Delacroix
and the Challenge of Romantic Historical Painting,” will look
at how French artists reacted to the French Revolution, the restoration
of the monarchy after Napoleon and the 1830 Revolution that created
a republic. The lecture will be 12:15 p.m. on Central Library’s
sixth floor.
“They’re finding new ways of describing history,”
she said.
The lecture will focus on Eugene Delacroix’s work, including
his journals in particular, Wright said. She specializes in 18th
and 19th century French art and uses an interdisciplinary approach
to examine the relationship between historical writing and painting.
— Jessica Smith
Finance Society to meet Lockheed Martin officials
Representatives from Lockheed Martin’s finance division will
meet with the university’s Finance Society on Friday.
Daniel Hsieh, the society’s vice president, said the meeting
will help students looking for internships or employment.
The meeting is at 12:30 p.m. Friday in the Business Administration
Building.
University alumni Nolan Springer and Van Vo, both Lockheed Martin
employees, will speak about working for the defense industry. The
two speakers have invited their mentor and recruiting manager to
attend.
The Finance Society is a campus chapter of the Financial Management
Association, which has 350 chapters around the globe. For 10 years,
the university’s chapter has been ranked among the top 10
chapters.
A reception will follow the presentation.
— Jake Davis
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