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Faculty Colloquium Scholarship – Community Time – Friday, Dec. ...
Vijayakumar Shanmugasundaram, Instructor, Mathematics and Computer Science, and Dr. David Sprunger, Professor and Chair, English will present during Community Time on Friday, Dec. 1, 9:20 a.m., Knutson Center Centrum. During his presentation, In Search of a Mae Anderson in Computer Science, Shanmugasundaram will talk about the shortage of women programmers in the US software industry and the lack of women choosing careers in programming. Dr. Sprunger will discuss his ongoing work in Chaucerian iconography, the visual depictions of the medieval author Geoffrey Chaucer, in his presentation, Chaucers Gaze: 600 years of Chaucer Iconography. In Search of a Mae Anderson in Computer Science Vijayakumar Shanmugasundaram In 1936, 84 Ph.D.s in mathematics were awarded in the United States and Canada; 7 were women and 77 were men.
Rep. Leonard Hughes to Highlight Freedom Scholarship Dinner
WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- Leonard Hughes will be the keynote speaker at the annual Freedom Scholarship Dinner at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 16 in the UCM Multipurpose Building. The dinner will highlight the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration planned for the UCM campus and surrounding community Jan. 10-24. Hughes is the youngest legislator in the Missouri House of Representatives. Born and raised in Kansas City, Hughes studied American Studies at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and he is the chief executive officer of Abravax, Inc., and the president of Young Freedom and a member of the board of directors of Freedom, Inc. Hughes also serves as vice president of the Young Democrats of Kansas City, chair of the Minority State Caucus of the Young Democrats, and a member of the NAACP. He was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2004, where he currently is a member of the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus.
Sikes embraces new identity
St. Martin forward Robin Sikes felt the need to make a major change for his senior season. The North Carolina-Wilmington signee shortened his name from Robin to "Rob," with the sole purpose of leaving the past behind and looking ahead to the future. "I needed to do something," Sikes said. "As Robin Sikes, I had the most technical fouls on the Coast last year." This season, under the name Rob, Sikes' statistics have improved. He's averaging 23 points and 11 rebounds per game, a four-point increase from last year. He averaged 19 points and 12 rebounds as a junior. Unfortunately the Yellow Jackets have struggled as a team. St. Martin has only won five games. St. Martin won the Division 7-4A tournament last year. Despite the slow start, Sikes encourages his young, inexperienced teammates to play hard during practice and in games.
UNILAG’s VC Scores Screening Process High
Quality control measures put in place to admit students through appropriate screening mechanisms have ensured the University of Lagos maintains a high standard, Vice Chancellor, Prof. Oye Ibidapo-Obe has said.
"We are reassured that as a citadel of learning, the University of Lagos still maintains her prides of place for the cultivation of genius. It is our hope that in future we will get to a position where we will not graduate students in the third class and pass category but only those who are the brightest and best and can be constantly sought for in commerce and industry because first class graduates are sharp and smart minds that will aid our nations development process," Ibidapo-Obe said.
Speaking at the convocation ceremony of the University of Lagos, Akoka, recently, he said the institution is focused on providing a proper and befitting academic environment, conducive to learning and research to students.
Governor Kaine Announces Over $1 Billion In Budget Amendments
RICHMOND – Governor Timothy M. Kaine today unveiled the budget amendments he will submit for consideration by the 2007 General Assembly during a speech to the Joint Money Committees. The prepared text of his remarks follows: Chairman Callahan, Chairman Chichester, Chairman Purkey, members of the committees, ladies and gentlemen: good morning. I'm happy to stand before you and discuss Virginia's revenue forecast and my proposed amendments to our biennial budget. Virginia's Economic Outlook The forecasts that support my budget amendments are the result of collaboration between the executive and legislative branches, private business leaders and economic advisors from across Virginia. I thank the General Assembly for supporting our efforts to improve the process used for decades to forecast revenue.
Decorated Navy pilot was raised in Whittier
Paul E. Pugh soared to heights few others experienced as a Navy pilot. His flying career spanned from the biplane era to the supersonic jet age and through three wars. By the time he retired from the Navy, Pugh was a highly decorated U.S. Navy rear admiral whose 33-year career saw him rise from a dog-fighting combat pilot to commander of the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier and beyond. Pugh, whose boyhood roots were in Whittier, had been retired 32 years when he died earlier this month at his home near San Diego. He was 88. The Whittier High School graduate was one of a handful of naval aviators whose flying careers coincided with the golden age of naval aviation. U.S. Navy retired Capt. Charles "Ev" .
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