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Mead's daughter to speak
Mary Catherine Bateson-writer, linguist and cultural anthropologist-will
give a speech entitled, "Friends and Strangers: Difference, Distinctiveness
and Recognition" at CWRU at 4:30 p.m. today in Strosacker Auditorium.
The College Scholars Program is sponsoring her free talk.
The daughter of the late Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson, Bateson
retired in 2002 as the Clarence J. Robinson Professor in Anthropology
and English at George Mason University. She currently works as
a visiting professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
For information, call 368-2133.
Software news list available
To keep informed of new software offerings, program updates
and problem resolutions, register for the Information Technology
Services online Software Center news mailing list.
Go to http://www.cwru.edu/softwarecenter
and click on "I Agree." The news page is https://www.cwru.edu/softwarecenter-html/info/news.html.
Career fair slated for Feb.
27
The CWRU Career Center's annual Spring Career Fair will take
place noon to 4 p.m. February 27 in Thwing Center.
The fair usually attracts 500 to 700 undergraduate and graduate
students and more than 50 employers.
Preceding the fair is an invitational networking breakfast with
recruiters and CWRU faculty and staff. The breakfast features
Nancy S. Ahlrichs, who will speak on "Becoming an Employer of
Choice." Ahlrichs has over 20 years of experience in human resources,
which she applies to her own consulting practice and to the column
she writes for the Indianapolis Business Journal.
From 1-4 p.m. February 28, CWRU will co-sponsor Hire Intelligence,
a career fair focused on liberal arts students that will take
place in the Bridge View Room of Windows on the River in Cleveland.
The College of Wooster, Oberlin College, Ashland University and
Hiram College are the other sponsors of Hire Intelligence, which
attracts about 100 students.
To learn more, call the Career Center at 368-4446.
Severance available for meetings
Severance Hall has several areas available for CWRU department
meetings and events.
The recently renovated historic landmark not only provides venues
for performances and concerts but also accommodates a variety
of meeting and event styles as well, including rooms for small
department meetings and large conferences.
CWRU departments receive discounts off of select spaces at Severance
Hall, including free use of the Severance Restaurant and Terrace
Room for daytime meetings and events. Minimum catering is required.
Exclusive catering is provided by Restaurant Associates.
For details, contact 231-7420 or hallrental@clevelandorchestra.com.
Health policy to be discussed
At 1 p.m. March 20 in E301 of the School of Medicine, Sidney
Wolfe, director of Public Citizen's Health Research Group, will
speak on current health policy controversies.
Wolfe is a graduate of CWRU School of Medicine and is adjunct
professor of internal medicine at CWRU. He is director and cofounder
of the D.C.-based organization Public Citizen's Health Research
Group and author of the book, Worst Pills, Best Pills.
New restaurant opens on campus
A new restaurant, Flower, is now located at 11401 Bellflower
Road in the space formerly used by That Place on Bellflower.
The cuisine at Flower is eclectic with a Latin influence. The
restaurant also offers happy hour half-priced drinks from 4-6
p.m. Monday through Friday at the bar.
Flower is open from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Wednesday,
11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 5-10 p.m.
Sunday.
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