KNOW THIS campus news and announcements

Remembering the Wizard. The chemistry department will host a memorial tribute for longtime faculty member Tim "The Wizard" Hoyt, who passed away last fall from ALS-related complications. Tim was known for his entertaining magic shows, which demonstrated his love of chemistry to audiences of all ages. The memorial will be held Wednesday, Jan. 31, at 4 p.m., in Kilworth Memorial Chapel. 

Black Panther exhibit opens in the library. Curated by Black Panther archivist and historian Bill X Jennings, Louder Than Words: A Portrait of the Black Panther Movement opens in Collins Memorial Library Thursday, Feb. 1, and focuses on the party’s social justice and community programs. The exhibit features a broad range of artifacts, including original pamphlets, newspapers, memorabilia, and more, and will be on view throughout the semester.

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BE PROUD noteworthy accomplishments

Michael Benitez, diversity and inclusion, was announced as the keynote speaker for the 2018 National Conference on Race and Ethnicity, to be held later this year in New Orleans.  

Jane Carlin, Collins Memorial Library, was an invited speaker at the Sherry Glover Book Arts Gallery at the Bainbridge Museum of Art. Her presentation featured many books from the Collins collection that reflect issues of social justice. On Feb. 3 she will present at an event sponsored by YES! Magazine at the museum that will focus on the same theme.

Rob Garratt, professor emeritus, was named a finalist for the 2018 Seymour Medal, which honors the best book of baseball history or biography published the previous year, for his book Home Team: The Turbulent History of the San Francisco Giants.

Congratulations, again, to Mark Martin, biology, awarded the 2018 Carski Foundation Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award by the American Society for Microbiology. 

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