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Student employees honored at University House ceremony
Harry Berger named Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar
Wlad Godzich to teach this summer in Hungary
Bruce Thompson wins humanities teaching award
Arts Division announces 2002 Irwin Scholars
May 27, 2002
Accolades
Student employees honored at University House ceremony
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| Campus employers showed their appreciation for the fine work done by student employees
this year at the eighth annual Student Employee Recognition Award Ceremony on May
10. Two hundred and eleven students, with family and friends in attendance, were
rewarded for their outstanding service with a certificate of appreciation as well
as a minimum $100 cash award. The Career Center organizes the event, which is held
each year on the lawn of University House. Vocalist Catherine Owens, a UCSC student,
accompanied by UCSC student Ray Pulmano on keyboard, provided entertainment, and
refreshments were served. Speakers included Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
John Simpson; Laurie Hauf, a politics major and a sophomore at Stevenson College;
and Danielle Jimenez, a literature major and a freshman at Cowell College. (Full
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Harry Berger named Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar
Harry Berger Jr., professor emeritus of literature and art history, has been named one of Phi Beta Kappa's Visiting Scholars for the 2002-03 year.
In 1956, Phi Beta Kappa established the Visiting Scholar Program to enable chapters to bring distinguished scholars to their campuses. Each year 12 or more scholars are invited to undertake a series of visits to Phi Beta Kappa institutions taking part in the program. The visiting scholar spends two days at each of the institutions he or she visits, participating in classroom lectures and seminars, meeting informally with faculty and student groups, and giving at least one address open to the entire academic community.
In addition, Berger has accepted Smith College's invitation to visit this fall
as Kennedy Professor in Renaissance Studies.
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Wlad Godzich to teach this summer in Hungary
Dean of humanities Wlad Godzich will be a guest instructor for a Central European
University course Global Mappings: Symbolic Geographies Revisited offered
this July in Budapest, Hungary.
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Bruce Thompson wins humanities teaching award
Bruce Thompson, lecturer in history, has been awarded the first John Dizikes Teaching
Award. The Dizikes Award was created by the humanities division to honor outstanding
teaching by humanities faculty. In addition to receiving the $3,000 award, the recipient
selects a sophomore or junior to receive a $3,000 scholarship. The scholarship is
named for the winner of the Dizikes Award.
In announcing the Dizikes Award, dean of humanities Wlad Godzich cited Thompson's
intellectual influence on undergraduates and graduates, his commitment to very large
numbers of students, and his ability to teach many different topics in history. Thompson
was also commended for his skillful use of multimedia, which he integrated into his
lectures, and his support and advising of students.
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Arts Division announces 2002 Irwin Scholars
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| This year's recipients of the William Hyde Irwin and Susan Benteen Irwin Scholarship
Awards are (l-r) back row: Kaytea Petro, Rebecca Frediani, Evan Holm, Lea Anna Drown,
Gabriel Gilder, Peter Chester, Maria Pugnetti, Josh Luke, and Katrina Knutzen; front
row, Brandon Bird, Meghan Bahn, Janina Larenas, Emily Lessard, April Frykenberg,
Courtney Nimura, and Tom Robinson. The Irwin Scholarships are awarded annually in
recognition of outstanding work in visual arts. Students are nominated and selected
by art faculty, and the scholarships are given on the basis of need as well as merit.
Irwin Scholars 2002, an exhibition featuring their recent work, will be on display
through June 8 at the Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery. The gallery is located at Porter
College and is open Tuesdays to Saturdays from noon to 5 p.m. (831) 459-3606. Photo: Shelby Graham |
