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1 MAP UPDATE CONTENTS JOBS 10 Clip and save campus safety map pages 8-9 NEWS: New trustees / CHOICES 1-3 EVENTS: Heart Walk 4-5 PEOPLE: Lois Huseman 6,7,10 DEPARTMENT: Travel CALENDAR 11 12 SOUTH MOUNTAINEER 13-16 LEHIGHWEEK Volume 8, Issue 06 Trustees vote on ZAC construction October 11,1994 by Rita Malone, Writers' Group The long-awaited Zoellner Arts Center took another step towards reality Oct. 7 when Lehigh's board of trustees voted to authorize the start of construction in the spring.with a target opening date of January 1997. "I am very happy to be able to announce the board's decision," said Bill Hittinger, chairman ofthe board of trustees. "A great many people have been working hard on this project for a long time. This facility will benefit generations of students and the Lehigh Valley community for years to come." "This is an exciting day," said Trustee Dexter F. Baker '50, chairman of the fundraising campaign for ZAC. "It has been almost 48 years since I came to Lehigh as a freshman and even then a facility for the arts was clearly missing. The Zoellner Arts Center completes Asa Packer's vision for Lehigh." Baker, who earned a B.S. in chemical engineering , and his wife Dorothy have been major contributors to the project. The 1000-pIus seat concert auditorium in ZAC will be named the Baker Concert Hall in their honor. More than $28 million has been raised toward the estimated $33 million cost of the project, which includes a $6 million operating endowment. A concerted effort is underway to raise the rest of the necessary funds, including a campaign to sell the seats in both theatres of the facility. The name of the benefactor will be engraved in a brass plate on each seat. "This is a wonderful step," continued on page 2 Grads told seven R's are timeless values for troubled times by Rita Malone, Writers' Group Founder's Day speaker Niara Sudarkasa, president of Lincoln University, challenged the Class of 1994 to "make constructive use ofthe time you and your generation have as leaders of your communities, your country and your planet." Sudarkasa spoke Sunday (Oct. 9) in Packer Chapel, on a beautiful fall day, to the family and friends of 236 seniors and graduate students who completed their degree requirements over the summer. "By the yardstick of scientific and technological discoveries and developments that have already taken place in the 20th century, we live in times of triumph," said Sudarkasa. "But by the yardstick ofthe social problems that continue to plague us, we must acknowledge that these are very troubled times, not times of triumph." Her studies of traditional African societies have led her to postulate seven values that help hold families and communities together: respect, continued on page 2 John F Belcher '42 (front row, second from the left), an army cadet with Lehigh's ROTC, is pictured with members of the rifle team. Their expertise on the shooting range is evident, judging by the trophies in the foreground. WW II interrupts degree by Penny Savakis, Writers' Group Hor most of us, the long, hard, character-building road to college graduation takes about four years, give or take a semester or two. For John F. Belcher, a member of the Class of 1942, the trip took a little longer,. . .52 years, to be precise. Belcher graduated Sunday on Founder's Day, earning a B.A. in economics. According to records in the registrar's office, at 75 years of age, he is the oldest student to receive a Lehigh baccalaureate degree. Although scheduled to graduate in 1942, Belcher was shy a few credits. World War II intervened and brought his quest for a degree to an abrupt halt. As an army cadet in Lehigh's ROTC, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the infantry that spring. Within 72 hours of leaving campus, Belcher found himself on active duty. He volunteered for the parachute infantry continued on page 2 photo by Joe Ryan LEHIGH UNIVERSITY LehighWeek Office Linderman Library 30 Library Drive Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015-3067 MARIE C. BOLTZ LNIVERSITY LIBRARIES RM.30 6 LINDE RMAN LIBRARY NO. 030
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Title | LehighWeek Volume 08, Issue 06 |
Subject | Lehigh University--Periodicals |
Description | Reports on the past week's news, and schedules of upcoming events, at Lehigh University. Thirty issues yearly, published weekly, except for vacations, during the school year, and once or twice a month during the summer. |
Creator | Lehigh University. Dept. of University Relations. |
Publisher | Lehigh University |
Date | 1994-10-11 |
Type | Text |
Format | newsletters |
File Format | image/tiff |
Extent | 12 pages |
Dimensions | 38 cm. x 28 cm. |
Identifier | SC LSer L522 V8 N6 |
Language | Eng |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
Catalog Record | https://asa.lib.lehigh.edu/Record/304229 |
Description
Title | [Front cover] |
Identifier | SC LSer L522 V8 N6 001 |
Language | Eng |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
Catalog Record | https://asa.lib.lehigh.edu/Record/304229 |
Full Text | 1 MAP UPDATE CONTENTS JOBS 10 Clip and save campus safety map pages 8-9 NEWS: New trustees / CHOICES 1-3 EVENTS: Heart Walk 4-5 PEOPLE: Lois Huseman 6,7,10 DEPARTMENT: Travel CALENDAR 11 12 SOUTH MOUNTAINEER 13-16 LEHIGHWEEK Volume 8, Issue 06 Trustees vote on ZAC construction October 11,1994 by Rita Malone, Writers' Group The long-awaited Zoellner Arts Center took another step towards reality Oct. 7 when Lehigh's board of trustees voted to authorize the start of construction in the spring.with a target opening date of January 1997. "I am very happy to be able to announce the board's decision," said Bill Hittinger, chairman ofthe board of trustees. "A great many people have been working hard on this project for a long time. This facility will benefit generations of students and the Lehigh Valley community for years to come." "This is an exciting day," said Trustee Dexter F. Baker '50, chairman of the fundraising campaign for ZAC. "It has been almost 48 years since I came to Lehigh as a freshman and even then a facility for the arts was clearly missing. The Zoellner Arts Center completes Asa Packer's vision for Lehigh." Baker, who earned a B.S. in chemical engineering , and his wife Dorothy have been major contributors to the project. The 1000-pIus seat concert auditorium in ZAC will be named the Baker Concert Hall in their honor. More than $28 million has been raised toward the estimated $33 million cost of the project, which includes a $6 million operating endowment. A concerted effort is underway to raise the rest of the necessary funds, including a campaign to sell the seats in both theatres of the facility. The name of the benefactor will be engraved in a brass plate on each seat. "This is a wonderful step," continued on page 2 Grads told seven R's are timeless values for troubled times by Rita Malone, Writers' Group Founder's Day speaker Niara Sudarkasa, president of Lincoln University, challenged the Class of 1994 to "make constructive use ofthe time you and your generation have as leaders of your communities, your country and your planet." Sudarkasa spoke Sunday (Oct. 9) in Packer Chapel, on a beautiful fall day, to the family and friends of 236 seniors and graduate students who completed their degree requirements over the summer. "By the yardstick of scientific and technological discoveries and developments that have already taken place in the 20th century, we live in times of triumph," said Sudarkasa. "But by the yardstick ofthe social problems that continue to plague us, we must acknowledge that these are very troubled times, not times of triumph." Her studies of traditional African societies have led her to postulate seven values that help hold families and communities together: respect, continued on page 2 John F Belcher '42 (front row, second from the left), an army cadet with Lehigh's ROTC, is pictured with members of the rifle team. Their expertise on the shooting range is evident, judging by the trophies in the foreground. WW II interrupts degree by Penny Savakis, Writers' Group Hor most of us, the long, hard, character-building road to college graduation takes about four years, give or take a semester or two. For John F. Belcher, a member of the Class of 1942, the trip took a little longer,. . .52 years, to be precise. Belcher graduated Sunday on Founder's Day, earning a B.A. in economics. According to records in the registrar's office, at 75 years of age, he is the oldest student to receive a Lehigh baccalaureate degree. Although scheduled to graduate in 1942, Belcher was shy a few credits. World War II intervened and brought his quest for a degree to an abrupt halt. As an army cadet in Lehigh's ROTC, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the infantry that spring. Within 72 hours of leaving campus, Belcher found himself on active duty. He volunteered for the parachute infantry continued on page 2 photo by Joe Ryan LEHIGH UNIVERSITY LehighWeek Office Linderman Library 30 Library Drive Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015-3067 MARIE C. BOLTZ LNIVERSITY LIBRARIES RM.30 6 LINDE RMAN LIBRARY NO. 030 |
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