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News Releases for March 1997

March 31

Chrysler communication executive to deliver keynote address for WSU's Communication Week
Arthur "Bud" Liebler, vice president of communication for Chrysler Corp., will deliver the keynote address during the sixth annual Communication Week at Wayne State University April 14-18...
United Way honors WSU for promotional materials
The university captured first place in the printed promotional materials category of the 1996 United Way Community Services communication competition. Arthurine Turner, co-chair of the university...
Scarab Club events April 6 will mark 90th anniversary
A festive set of events is planned Sunday, April 6, by one of Michigan's oldest art organizations, the Scarab Club at 217 Farnsworth in the University Cultural Center. A reception from 2-5 p.m. w...
Detroit Festival of Arts committee calls for artists, writers, performers
Planners for the 11th annual Detroit Festival of the Arts Sept. 19-21 in the University Cultural Center have issued the call for artists, poets, writers and other performers interested in taking pa...

March 28

Plays, discussions at Wayne State University to focus spotlight on Sexual Assault Prevention Month
Two theatrical performances and group discussions addressing issues related to sexual assault will be presented in the Community Arts Auditorium at Wayne State University in April, which is designa...
Civil War, ships, music among topics for April 11-12local history conference at Wayne State University
Great Lakes ships, Michigan in the Civil War, archeology, oral history and folklore are among agenda topics for "Michigan in Perspective -- the 39th annual conference on local history" Fr...

March 27

Operetta to be performed March 14 at Oakland CC
Magdalena, a romantic operetta by Brazilian composer HectorVilla-Lobos, will be performed under the auspices of the WSU Opera Workshop at 8 p.m. Friday, March 14, at Smith Theatre on the Orchard Ri...

March 26

Group names WSU alumna Dance Educator of Year
Victoria Holley-Foster, a three-degree alumna of Wayne State University, recently was named Dance Educator of the Year by the Midwest District Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation ...

March 24

New Hartway composition dedicated to WSU's Old Main centennial celebration
Professor James Hartway of Southfield, director of music composition and theory at Wayne State University, will dedicate a new musical composition for the centennial celebration of Old Main, primar...
Arts awards program highlights 'Celebration of the Arts' April 16-19
Wayne State University's Arts Achievement Awards program, honoring a community arts activist and seven prominent alumni, will begin at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 17, in Old Main, the university's histo...

March 18

Wayne State's "Funeral for Winter" is April 10
Wayne State University students will join forces with Circa 1890 Saloon restaurateur Steve Xantheas to hold the annual "Funeral for Ol' Man Winter" at12:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10. ...
Distinguished Latino writers to lecture on how their works reflect experiences in cities
Distinguished Latino writers will discuss their works and how they reflect Latino experiences in urban areas during a lecture series at Wayne State University in March and April. All programs will...

March 17

Building blocks to higher education on sale now
Wayne State University alumni can own a piece of history for $100. In honor of Wayne State University's Old Main Centennial, April 14-20, the Wayne State University Alumni Association is salvaging...

March 13

Educators learn how to teach K-12 pupils about the Holocaust and Armenian Genocide
Learning about the hatred and evil connected with the Holocaust and Armenian Genocide will the topic of a daylong conference Thursday, April 10, in the McGregor Memorial Conference Center at Wayne ...

March 12

Government officials, citizens often rationalize unethical behavior, ethics expert contends
Once there was a wealthy and powerful man who gave little priority to ethics while achieving his many successes. One day, concerned about losing his son's respect because of this shady behavior, he...

March 5

Community Arts exhibition shows Nagasaki after nuclear bombing
"Nagasaki Journey: The Photographs of Yosuke Yamahata" will be exhibited March 7 through April 4 in the Community Arts Gallery. Yamahata took the photographs on the streets of Nagasaki ...

March 2

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