Carleton College NewsNews / Posts from Media RelationsThomas Awarded Administrative Rating- July 18, 2008 Melissa J. Thomas, special events associate and administrative assistant for college relations, has been awarded the Certified Administrative Professional (CAP) rating from the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP). Initially initiated in 1951 as the Certified Professional Secretary program, the CAP designation was started in May 2001 and is the top rating for administrative professionals.http://apps.carleton.edu/news/kudos/?story_id=431079 Grow Gives Updates on Burma, Vietnam and China on MPR's "Midday"- July 18, 2008 Roy Grow, the Frank B. Kellogg Professor of International Relations, joined host Gary Eichten on Minnesota Public Radio's "Midday" program. Eichten and Grow discussed the recent natural disasters in Burma and China, comparing and contrasting the respective governmental responses to the Burma cyclone and Chinese earthquake and subsequent flooding. Grow, who joined Eichten from Vietnam via telephone, also discussed the change in attitude towards Americans in Vietnam. The duo touched on many other.http://apps.carleton.edu/news/carleton_in_the_media/?story_id=431088 Carleton College Names New Members to Board of Trustees, Reappoints Craine- July 17, 2008 Carleton College has announced the appointment of six new members to its Board of Trustees: Don Frost Jr. 83, Sara Hays 86, Elise Holschuh 77, James Johnson 64, Marc Nol, and Elizabeth Pennie 04. Additionally, the Board announced William Craine 70 has been reappointed as a Trustee.http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=430580 Perkins '08, Career Center's Berman Quoted in Star Tribune Story on Job Market- July 14, 2008 Recent graduate Jason Perkins '08 and Richard Berman, director of the career center, are quoted in the Monday, July 14 edition of the Star Tribune in a story entitled "Grads face new realities in tight job market." The story talks about the recent surge in programs like the Peace Corps, Teach for America and AmeriCorps, due in part to the tightening job market and because of the desire of recent graduates to volunteer. "We knew we'd need to go to graduate school before we entertain career...http://apps.carleton.edu/news/carleton_in_the_media/?story_id=429461 Carleton Service Office Named to Presidents Honor Roll- July 11, 2008 Carleton's Acting in the Community Together (ACT) service program has been named to the second annual Presidents Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The Presidents Community Service Honor Roll is the highest federal recognition a school can receive for its commitment to service and civic engagement, according to ACT Director Laura Riehle-Merrill. The ACT Center currently supports 40 volunteer programs and sponsors numerous special events and speakers throughout the year. During the...http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=429420 Schier Analyzes McCain's Hudson (Wis.) Appearance on MPR- July 11, 2008 Steve Schier, Carleton's Dorothy H. and Edward C. Congdon Professor of Political Science, appeared on Minnesota Public Radio's Midday program with host Gary Eichten. His appearance followed MPR's live coverage of John McCain's appearance at a women-only forum in Hudson, Wis. Schier offered commentary on McCain's comments, his chances in the general election and on his opponent, Barack Obama. Schier's comments are about 30 minutes into the 55-minute program and follow the live McCain forum...http://apps.carleton.edu/news/carleton_in_the_media/?story_id=429412 Mathis '74 Earns Champion of Justice Award- July 11, 2008 Teresa Mathis '74, Executive Director of the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (WACDL), was awarded that group's Champion of Justice Award. As an activist, community volunteer, and executive director of WACDL, she focused much of her efforts on anti-death penalty work from 1984-98. She's served as the WACDL's executive director for 20 years, advocating the group's mission to improve the quality to improve the quality and administration of justice.http://apps.carleton.edu/news/kudos/?story_id=429398 Margaret Kelly '84 Named to St. Paul Financial Post- July 8, 2008 Margaret Kelly '84 was tabbed by St. Paul (Minn.) Mayor Chris Coleman to be director of financial services for the City of St. Paul. Previously an assistant commissioner with the Minnesota Department of Health, Kelly served as chief financial officer and fiscal policy director. Her appointment was covered by the Star Tribune and by MinnPost.http://apps.carleton.edu/news/carleton_in_the_media/?story_id=428643 Dave Musicant Awarded Patent- July 7, 2008 Dave Musicant, Associate Professor of Computer Science, was awarded US Patent 7,395,253, "Lagrangian Support Vector Machine." The patent was jointly awarded to him and Olvi Mangasarian of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.http://apps.carleton.edu/news/kudos/?story_id=428549 Professor Nicola Melville Releases New CD- July 7, 2008 Assistant Professor of Music Nicola Melville recently released her new CD, Melville's Dozen, on the Innova label. Professor Melville spent three years working with thirteen composers across the U.S. to create a new body of solo piano works, and the resulting pieces are influenced by funk, jazz, blues, rock, tango, Peruvian, and Appalacian folk. The composers on the CD range from Pulitzer Prize finalist Augusta Read Thomas to younger musicians such as Marc Mellits; Carleton's own Philip Rhodes...http://apps.carleton.edu/news/kudos/?story_id=428544 |