LU Senior Named to Democratic Credentials Committee
Leila Sahar ’08 could play a pivotal role in determining who will represent the Democratic Party in the presidential election. The English major from New Berlin was one of 25 individuals – and the only college student — appointed by party chairman Howard Dean to the Democratic Credentials Committee, which will determine whether to seat the disputed delegations from Florida and Michigan at this summer's national convention. Read more and more.
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Katie Gladych Awarded Fulbright Fellowship
Senior Katie Gladych has been named a 2008-09 Fulbright Scholar and awarded a $15,400 fellowship to teach English at a preparatory school in Vienna, Austria starting this fall. A German and government major from Evanston, Ill, Gladych is the third Lawrence senior this spring to be awarded a Fulbright Fellowship. Read more.
LU Fellow Valerie Zimany Featured in Ceramics Monthly
Lawrence Postdoctoral Fellow in Art and Art History Valerie Zimany is featured in the May issue of Ceramics Monthly, the world’s most widely circulated magazine devoted to contemporary ceramic art. The publication, which is available in the Mudd Library, highlights 15 emerging artists for 2008.
Jake Frederick Awarded Library Scholars Grant
Assistant Professor of History Jake Frederick has been awarded a $2,000 research grant from the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University. Frederick will use the grant this summer to continue his investigation into the nature of ethnicity in rural colonial Mexico. His current research explores marriage and social interaction between different ethnic groups.
Microsoft Executive to Lead Conservatory of Music
Brian Pertl '86, media acquisitions manager at Microsoft Corporation, returns to his alma mater July 1 as the dean of the conservatory of music, the 12th dean in the conservatory's 134-year history. Pertl started at Microsoft in 1992 as an ethnomusicologist for the company’s Encarta World Atlas product. See what the Seattle Times and Inside Higher Education had to say. Read more.
Lynn Gilge Video Selected for Minneapolis Art Exhibition
Studio art major Lynn Gilge '10 had her video "Continuous Fence" selected by the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis for its current exhibition "Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes." Lynn's video was one of only 12 nationally chosen for the Walker exhibition, which runs through Aug 17. Read more.
MED.org Provides Unbiased Candidate Information 
MyElectionDecision.org has helped more than 9,600 users match their positions on issues with those of the presidential candidates. The site has been redesigned and no longer requires registration, making it even easier to use. If you haven't yet taken MED's interactive surveys, check it out.. If you
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