2008-07-15T13:46:10Z Podcasts from the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan tag:mblog.lib.umich.edu,2008:/aaumpodcasts/6575 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2008, jmcrae 2008-07-15T13:46:10Z 2008-07-15T13:43:11Z tag:mblog.lib.umich.edu,2008:/aaumpodcasts/6575.42453 2008-07-15T13:43:11Z

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jmcrae web page jmcrae@umich.edu Alumni Interview 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. 16138407 2008-07-09T13:58:20Z 2008-07-09T13:56:06Z tag:mblog.lib.umich.edu,2008:/aaumpodcasts/6575.42389 2008-07-09T13:56:06Z

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jmcrae web page jmcrae@umich.edu Career 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. 86380215 2008-07-09T13:55:01Z 2008-07-09T13:51:12Z tag:mblog.lib.umich.edu,2008:/aaumpodcasts/6575.42388 2008-07-09T13:51:12Z

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jmcrae web page jmcrae@umich.edu Career 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. 81442961 2008-06-17T19:34:11Z 2008-06-17T19:31:05Z tag:mblog.lib.umich.edu,2008:/aaumpodcasts/6575.42117 2008-06-17T19:31:05Z

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jmcrae web page jmcrae@umich.edu Alumni Interview 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. 15678129 2008-05-12T18:47:56Z 2008-05-12T18:44:09Z tag:mblog.lib.umich.edu,2008:/aaumpodcasts/6575.41574 2008-05-12T18:44:09Z

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jmcrae web page jmcrae@umich.edu Alumni Interview The accomplishments Greg Barton, ’83, has made in the sport of kayaking are almost too numerous to count, but none is more remarkable than his two Olympic gold medals. Barton talks about how he got into the sport and what it was like to compete in the Olympics, as well as how he’s translated his experiences into Epic Kayaks, a maker and seller of high-performance kayak equipment. 16385525 2008-05-07T13:12:58Z 2008-04-07T21:35:45Z tag:mblog.lib.umich.edu,2008:/aaumpodcasts/6575.40828 2008-04-07T21:35:45Z

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djade web page djade@umich.edu AAUM Events Coach Rodriguez shares some of his thoughts about the future of the Michigan Football program. 18755991 2008-05-07T13:12:46Z 2008-04-07T21:33:31Z tag:mblog.lib.umich.edu,2008:/aaumpodcasts/6575.40827 2008-04-07T21:33:31Z

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djade web page djade@umich.edu AAUM Events Coach Rodriguez shares some of his thoughts about the future of the Michigan Football program. 23277150 2008-05-07T13:11:53Z 2008-04-07T21:30:37Z tag:mblog.lib.umich.edu,2008:/aaumpodcasts/6575.40825 2008-04-07T21:30:37Z

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djade web page djade@umich.edu Career Career Expert Marilyn Moats Kennedy speaks on the process of how to begin developing a career plan. She talks about how to sort out career preferences, how to use networking to pre-test job fields and ways to find the right employer or start you own business. This is apart of the Michigan Alumni Career Enhancement Series. 46992109 2008-05-07T13:11:40Z 2008-04-07T21:27:04Z tag:mblog.lib.umich.edu,2008:/aaumpodcasts/6575.40824 2008-04-07T21:27:04Z

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djade web page djade@umich.edu Career Career Expert Marilyn Moats Kennedy speaks on the process of how to begin developing a career plan. She talks about how to sort out career preferences, how to use networking to pre-test job fields and ways to find the right employer or start you own business. This is apart of the Michigan Alumni Career Enhancement Series. 55086978 2008-05-07T13:11:27Z 2008-04-02T17:38:09Z tag:mblog.lib.umich.edu,2008:/aaumpodcasts/6575.40682 2008-04-02T17:38:09Z

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djade web page djade@umich.edu University Events This forum examines questions of privacy and information sharing on social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Friendster through a panel discussion about the policies and practices surrounding social networking sites. The panel will be moderated by Derek Collins, Co-Chair of the Ethics in Public Life Initiative. Confirmed panelists are: Jack Bernard, Adjunct Professor of Law, Education, Information, and Public Policy, and Assistant General Counsel, Office of General Counsel; Kerin Borland, Career Center Senior Associate Director; Paul Conway, Associate Professor, School of Information; and Judy Van Horn, Associate Director, Department of Athletics. 50274132 2008-05-07T13:11:14Z 2008-04-02T17:35:43Z tag:mblog.lib.umich.edu,2008:/aaumpodcasts/6575.40681 2008-04-02T17:35:43Z

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djade web page djade@umich.edu University Events This forum examines questions of privacy and information sharing on social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Friendster through a panel discussion about the policies and practices surrounding social networking sites. The panel will be moderated by Derek Collins, Co-Chair of the Ethics in Public Life Initiative. Confirmed panelists are: Jack Bernard, Adjunct Professor of Law, Education, Information, and Public Policy, and Assistant General Counsel, Office of General Counsel; Kerin Borland, Career Center Senior Associate Director; Paul Conway, Associate Professor, School of Information; and Judy Van Horn, Associate Director, Department of Athletics. 63447207 2008-05-07T13:10:57Z 2008-04-02T17:34:04Z tag:mblog.lib.umich.edu,2008:/aaumpodcasts/6575.40680 2008-04-02T17:34:04Z

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djade web page djade@umich.edu University Events Panelists, Dr. Michael Stevenson, Executive Associate Athletic Director, Daniel Bromwich, Michigan Daily Sports Writer, Bitsy Ritt, Associate Athletic Director, and Max Pollock UM Student Athlete will discuss the ethical responsibilities and behaviors of sports fans. Moderated by James Jackson. 406194049 2008-05-07T13:10:39Z 2008-04-02T17:30:33Z tag:mblog.lib.umich.edu,2008:/aaumpodcasts/6575.40679 2008-04-02T17:30:33Z

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djade web page djade@umich.edu University Events Panelists, Dr. Michael Stevenson, Executive Associate Athletic Director, Daniel Bromwich, Michigan Daily Sports Writer, Bitsy Ritt, Associate Athletic Director, and Max Pollock UM Student Athlete will discuss the ethical responsibilities and behaviors of sports fans. Moderated by James Jackson. 70294423 2008-05-07T13:10:04Z 2008-04-02T17:29:05Z tag:mblog.lib.umich.edu,2008:/aaumpodcasts/6575.40678 2008-04-02T17:29:05Z

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djade web page djade@umich.edu University Events Amory Lovins, "one of the western world's most influential energy thinkers," according to Newsweek magazine, delivers the University of Michigan College of Engineering's 2007-08 Goff Smith lecture on the topic of energy conservation and engineering. 73830034 2008-05-07T13:09:51Z 2008-04-02T17:23:08Z tag:mblog.lib.umich.edu,2008:/aaumpodcasts/6575.40677 2008-04-02T17:23:08Z

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djade web page djade@umich.edu University Events Amory Lovins, "one of the western world's most influential energy thinkers," according to Newsweek magazine, delivers the University of Michigan College of Engineering's 2007-08 Goff Smith lecture on the topic of energy conservation and engineering. 93112904