Mirror - Vol. 20, No. 16 - March 07, 1996

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Conference addresses needs of Oates to
multiculturalism
Kristen Sullivan
Staff Writer
A conference titled,
"The Meaning of
Multiculturalism & Diversity for
Catholic Higher Education," was
held on Friday March 1 and
Saturday March 2 to increase
awareness and diversify the
campus.
The conference
welcomed students and faculty
from other academic institutions
such as Notre Dame University,
Trinity College, and Villanova
University. Approximately eight
to ten representatives were sent
from each university. Forty
academic papers were presented
by speakers from thirteen
different colleges.
President Aloysius
Kelly, S.J. opened the
conference with a welcome
address. He was followed by
special guest speaker, Fr.
Gregory Chisholm S.J. of the
University of Detroit who also
spoke on multiculturalism
Friday evening.
Fr. Michael Himes of
Boston College delivered the
keynote address on Saturday.
Himes, an associate professor of
theology, has co-authored
"Fullness of Faith: The Public
photo by Nicole Rivard
Fr. Richard Stanley and Dr. Ellen U mansky extinguish the candles as part of the Multicultural Faith Service
in the Egan Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola.
Significance ofTheology," for
which he was awarded the
1994 Catholic Press
Association Book Award.
The format of the
conference included panels,
workshops and a luncheon.
The conference, open to all
students and faculty on
campus, was sponsored by the
Office of the Academic Vice
President. Organizers for the
conference included Dean of
Students, Dr. Gwen Vendley;
Associate Academic Vice
President, Dr. Mary Frances
Malone; Director for the Center
ofMulticultural Relations, Larri
Mazon; and professor of Politics
Department, Dr. Alan Katz.
As the Conference
Chair of Registration, Mazon
noted that the conference was a
success. He received about fifty
positive comments on the
conference, which encourages
him to strongly recommend that
the conference become an annual
event. Mazon felt that there were
many positive elements that
helped make the conference a
success. Proposals for
presentations were submitted
from speakers as far away as
California and many universities
were responsive to sending
representatives to the conference.
"I am extremely
pleased with the outcome and all
that was achieved. The
conference spoke to the needs of
multiculturalism. Wemust create
a stronger presence for students,"
Mazon said.
Ann Fudge, accomplished businesswoman,
to be honored at Awards Dinner
Cheryl Wozniak
Staff Writer
Ann Fudge, one of the
most powerful female executives
in America, will be honored guest
and keynote speaker at the 1996
Fairfield Awards Dinner on
Monday, April 15, at the Hyatt
Regency in Greenwich. Fudge,
who is president of the Maxwell
House Coffee Co. and executive
vice-president of Kraft Foods, Inc.
is among the top twenty women in
American industry.
Bom on April 23,1951 in
Washington D.C., Fudge received
her bachelor's degree from
Simmons College in 1973. After
earning her MBA in 1977 from
Harvard University Graduate
School of Business, she spent nine
years at General Mills, Inc., rising
from marketing assistant to
marketing director.
In 1986, Fudge joined
General Foods Corp., which later
merged with Kraft Foods, as
associate director of strategic
planning. This position launched
a meteoric career which enabled
someone who was not only
female, but a minority as well, to
enter into an executive position.
In addition to her
extensive work with Maxwell and
Kraft, Fudge is also a trustee of
Simmons College and the
American Graduate School of
International Management. She is
on the Board of Directors at Allied
Signal Inc., Liz Claiborne, Inc.
and Catalyst; is a member of the
New York Women's Forum; and
serves as president of the Executive
Leadership Council.
Along with her many
prestigious positions in the executive
world, Fudge has appeared in Who's
Who of American Women, and has
received awards from the National
Coalition of 100 Black Women and
the Corporate Women's Network.
The Awards Dinner has
raised over $900, 000 for AHANA
(students of African American,
Hispanic, Asian, and Native
American Descent) scholarships.
Currently, the fund is providing need-based
awards for six students, who
otherwise would not have the
opportunity to attend Fairfield.
Tickets for the dinner are
$300 each and may be reserved by
calling Donna Byrnes, dinner
coordinator, at the Fairfield Awards
Dinner office 661-2387.
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Quick
Center
Christine Hamei
News Editor
One of America's
leading and most versatile
writers, Joyce Carol Oates will
speak at 7:30 p.m. in the Quick
Center on Tuesday, April 2.
The lecture is free and open to
the public. Oates will also
speak earlier that day to a class
in advanced fiction writing.
"Students are thrilled
that she will be here to read and
discuss her writing. I have
found that students are always
interested in her style and the
way she holds an audience. I
wrote to her at Princeton
University and she was very
gracious in responding almost
immediately," Dr. Kim
Bridgford, associate professor
of English, said. Bridgford is
organizing the program.
Sponsored by a grant
from the University's
Humanities Institute, the event
isco-sponosredby the English
Department, the College of
Arts and Sciences, the
American Studies Program, the
Honors Program, Women's
Studies, Phi Beta Kappa, the
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