July 15, 2008
Podcast 51: Don Vattese, Central American Ministries
Don Vettese, a 1974 graduate of Michigan and a Jesuit priest, stumbled upon a garbage dump in Guatemala City during a visit in the 1990s. The absolute poverty of the people living there prompted him to start Central American Ministries, an international nonprofit that is making a big difference. Father Don believes if people in America could see for themselves, then they would want to know how to help.Continue reading "Podcast 51: Don Vattese, Central American Ministries"
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July 09, 2008
Podcast 50: Career Enhancement Series: Usama Fayyad (videoo version)
Former Chief Data Officer & Executive VP Yahoo! Inc. In scarcely a decade, Web search has gone from simply scaling traditional information retrieval, to a plethora of new opportunities that are changing marketing as we know it. At this Career Enhancement Series Event, Usama M. Fayyad, '84, MSE'86, MS'89, PhD'91, will review this progress, pointing out that Web search is no longer a purely computer science problem. Fayyad will also discuss the role of other disciplines in this ongoing revolution and the challenges ahead of us.Continue reading "Podcast 50: Career Enhancement Series: Usama Fayyad (videoo version)"
Posted by jmcrae at 08:56 AM
Podcast 50: Career Enhancement Series: Usama Fayyad (audio version)
Former Chief Data Officer & Executive VP Yahoo! Inc. In scarcely a decade, Web search has gone from simply scaling traditional information retrieval, to a plethora of new opportunities that are changing marketing as we know it. At this Career Enhancement Series Event, Usama M. Fayyad, '84, MSE'86, MS'89, PhD'91, will review this progress, pointing out that Web search is no longer a purely computer science problem. Fayyad will also discuss the role of other disciplines in this ongoing revolution and the challenges ahead of us.Continue reading "Podcast 50: Career Enhancement Series: Usama Fayyad (audio version)"
Posted by jmcrae at 08:51 AM
June 17, 2008
Podcast 49: Elizabeth Gordon, Author of "Walk with Us"
Elizabeth Gordon, ’80, moved from the comfort of the suburbs to the city of Philadelphia to work for peace and justice. Little did she know that she would literally bring her work home with her when she and her partner take in a pregnant teenager who soon gives birth to triplet boys. In her book “Walk With Us” (http://www.walkwithus.info), she tells about her cross-cultural journey and the lessons she learned about race, love and herself.Continue reading "Podcast 49: Elizabeth Gordon, Author of "Walk with Us""
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