Latest news stories from the Public Affairs Office at Beloit College http://www.beloit.edu/%7Epubaff/news/index.php 2 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT 23 Mar 2006 19:10:27 GMT At an April recognition ceremony, Susan Swanson (geology) and Steven Wright (English) received special honors for excellent teaching. http://www.beloit.edu/~pubaff/news/2008/may/02_underkofler_kang_awards.php beloitnewsevent#171|display#1 2 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT A health industry executive who has dedicated himself to the development of quality health and educational programs has been named to the post of interim president at Beloit College. http://www.beloit.edu/~pubaff/news/2008/apr/25_niemiec_interim.php beloitnewsevent#170|display#2 25 Apr 2008 17:27:00 GMT Beloit College President John Burris is one of a select group of American college president's invited to attend the United States Higher Education Summit for Global Development in Washington, D.C., April 29-30. http://www.beloit.edu/~pubaff/news/2008/apr/24_education_summit.php beloitnewsevent#169|display#0 24 Apr 2008 18:14:00 GMT Beloit College will celebrate another outstanding graduating class on Sunday, May 11, when 300 graduates cross the stage to receive the academic recognition they have been working toward for four years. http://www.beloit.edu/~pubaff/news/2008/apr/24_commencement_final.php beloitnewsevent#168|display#3 24 Apr 2008 18:14:00 GMT Beloit College music faculty will direct a three-part concert on Thursday, April 24, at 8 p.m., in Eaton Chapel, on the Beloit College campus. http://www.beloit.edu/~pubaff/news/2008/apr/17_bc_ensembles_spotlight.php beloitnewsevent#167|display#0 23 Apr 2008 20:14:00 GMT Professor Emily Chamlee-Wright was recently awarded the Hayek Prize by the Atlas Economic Research Foundation. http://www.beloit.edu/~pubaff/news/2008/apr/18_chamlee_wright_hayek_prize.php beloitnewsevent#167|display#0 18 Apr 2008 21:10:00 GMT From the dark days of apartheid in South Africa, to the warm glow of international concert stages, Vusi Mahlasela has been a shining light on the arts and the struggle for human rights. http://www.beloit.edu/~pubaff/news/2008/apr/03_mahlasela_concert.php beloitnewsevent#167|display#0 16 Apr 2008 20:57:20 GMT Professor of Biology Marion Field Fass and two students to discuss an award-winning course in front of a congressional panel April 15. http://www.beloit.edu/~pubaff/news/2008/apr/14_slow_food.php beloitnewsevent#166|display#0 14 Apr 2008 19:23:00 GMT Professor of English Tom McBride will examine Shakespeare's insight into human nature on Wednesday, April 23, at 8 p.m., in Richardson Auditorium, in Morse-Ingersoll Hall. http://www.beloit.edu/~pubaff/news/2008/apr/10_keefer_lecture.php beloitnewsevent#165|display#0 10 Apr 2008 19:56:00 GMT World-renowned ensemble Barrage will bring its "high-octane fiddle-fest" for a one-time-only concert on Thursday, April 17, at 8 p.m., in Eaton Chapel. Tickets are $15 ($10 for senior citizens and $5 for students) and may be reserved by calling the Beloit College box office at 608-363-2755 after 12:30 p.m. http://www.beloit.edu/~pubaff/news/2008/apr/03_barrage_concert.php beloitnewsevent#164|display#0 7 Apr 2008 17:30:00 GMT Richard Bausch, the 2007-08 Mackey Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing, will offer a public reading on Monday, April 14, at 8 p.m., in the Moore Lounge, in Pearsons Hall. http://www.beloit.edu/~pubaff/news/2008/apr/01_richard_bausch_reading.php beloitnewsevent#163|display#0 4 Apr 2008 16:14:43 GMT The 32nd annual Student Symposium will be held on Thursday, April 10, throughout the day in various campus venues. http://www.beloit.edu/~pubaff/news/2008/mar/28_student_symposium.php beloitnewsevent#162|display#0 4 Apr 2008 16:14:43 GMT On Saturday, April 5, Jan Egeland, the 2008 Weissberg Distinguished Professor of International Studies, will be joined in Pearsons Hall by leading diplomats and scholars in a discussion about “Responding to Humanitarian Emergencies.” Each of the two 90-minute panels will focus on a particular case. http://www.beloit.edu/~pubaff/news/2008/mar/20_weissberg_events.php beloitnewsevent#161|display#0 4 Apr 2008 16:14:43 GMT Peace activists Philip Gates'58 and Lorie Smith Gates'59 will highlight their work as advocates for peace in two upcoming presentations. http://www.beloit.edu/~pubaff/news/2008/mar/28_gates_presentations.php beloitnewsevent#160|display#0 2 Apr 2008 13:12:43 GMT