April 14, 2005

Holocaust Museum director, Borders CEO headline 'Day with Northwestern'

Sara J. Bloomfield, director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., and Gregory P. Josefowicz, chairman, president and CEO of Borders Group, Inc., will headline the Northwestern Alumni Association’s “A Day with Northwestern in Evanston” -- the 36th Annual Seminar Day on Saturday, April 16.

A variety of seminars and thought-provoking discussions about the Holocaust, the World War II era, the evolution of the bookstore, today’s economy, current newspaper writing styles, an exploration of Chicago’s history and personal success strategies will be presented by Northwestern faculty and alumni. Other sessions will focus on the latest medical advancements in cardiac surgery, cardiovascular health and reproductive genetics.

The event is open to the public and will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at Norris University Center, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston campus.

Admission to the daylong event is $55 (or $60 after March 25) with lunch or $45 for a half-day with lunch. Single sessions are $20 each. Tickets for students are available at a special rate of $5 for all day with lunch.

Josefowicz, the luncheon keynote speaker, will recall his journey from bananas (as former president of the grocery and drug store chain Jewel-Osco) to books and how the centuries-old business of selling books provides interesting insights into our current world during his 11:30 a.m. address entitled “An Open Book.”

Bloomfield, featured afternoon speaker and alumna, will discuss the Holocaust, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s groundbreaking special exhibition, which examines Nazism’s roots in biology and genetics, during her 2:15 p.m. talk “Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race.”

(Note: the “Deadly Medicine” exhibition at the Holocaust Museum in Washington runs through Oct. 16 and may be viewed at www.ushmm.org/museum/ exhibit/online/deadly medicine.

The following Northwestern alumni will lead sessions that include:

• Marilyn Moats Kennedy, managing partner, Career Strategies, and a nationally known speaker on career and workplace issues, will talk about identifying useful personal skills in order to launch a new career or explore future possibilities.

• Wayne Watson, chancellor, City Colleges of Chicago, will examine how societal issues of racism, sexism and class directly affect the problems of unemployment, drugs and terrorism.

• Michael Wilbon, co-host of ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption” and Washington Post sports columnist, will share highlights of his remarkable experiences and the impact that Northwestern has made on his career.