Medill, SCS take hold in Loop

The Medill School of Journalism and the School for Continuing Studies have a new presence in Chicago’s Loop -- at 105 W. Adams.

The new Loop location is significant for both schools.

For the School for Continuing Studies (SCS), the new facility means it can offer classes in yet another convenient location. This brings SCS’s presence closer to its many students who work and live in Chicago’s core business district, said Karen Randall, senior associate dean of academic programs and distance learning.
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State of University address this month

President Henry S. Bienen will share his perspective on progress and challenges during 2000 and goals for the future in his annual State of the University address this month.

Bienen will deliver his remarks from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Feb. 13 in Thorne Auditorium on the Chicago campus and from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Feb. 14 in McCormick Auditorium in Norris University Center.
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Ford gift drives new Kellogg unit

Ford Motor Company announced today last week the establishment of the Ford Motor Company Center for Global Citizenship at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

In presenting the $3 million gift to University President Henry S. Bienen, Ford Group Vice President and Chief of Staff John Rintamaki said, "We're committing Ford -- in a very public way -- to a path of leadership in global citizenship."
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