Committee will plan events for new center
by Harry Shipps
Senior Writer
News | 9/22/09
Posted online at 4:51 AM EST on 9/22/09
Dean of Arts and Sciences Adam Jaffe appointed a steering committee to put together a program for next year regarding which events will be held to mark the opening of the new Mandel Center for the Humanities currently under construction.
Jaffe stressed that the Mandel Center included two different things: the physical construction of the building and the center in terms of programming and organizing activities. "The steering committee is not a steering committee for the building. The steering committee is a steering committee for the Mandel Humanities Center as a center," said Jaffe.
The committee, which will meet for the first time next week, will be responsible for planning events in the Mandel Center and advising Jaffe and Provost Marty Krauss on who should be moving into the building, Jaffe said. He also said Krauss will make the final decision as to who will move into the building.
"We've had some initial discussions with some groups that we think it makes sense to move into the building, but no final decisions have been made," Jaffe said. Krauss also said that she would consult with the director of the Mandel Center during the decision making process.
The construction of the center is slated to be complete by the beginning of the fall 2010 semester, Vice President for Capital Projects Dan Feldman previously told the Justice on Aug. 25.
The committee, which will meet for the first time next week, will be chaired by Prof. Ramie Targoff (ENG), who is on sabbatical this year. Other committee members include Profs. Steve Dowden (GRALL), Eugene Sheppard (NEJS), Bernard Yack (POL), Michael Willrich (HIST), Sarah Lamb (ANTH) and Jonathan Unglaub (FA). Unglaub said that Targoff will participate in meetings through teleconferencing. Committee members were selected by Jaffe.
Jaffe said that the Mandel Center "will bring people together to talk about the humanities in a general framework, so the steering committee will decide what the first theme is going to be." The Mandel Center will be organized in accordance with a theme, which will guide the center's activities for a year or two before a new theme is chosen.
Jaffe stressed that the Mandel Center included two different things: the physical construction of the building and the center in terms of programming and organizing activities. "The steering committee is not a steering committee for the building. The steering committee is a steering committee for the Mandel Humanities Center as a center," said Jaffe.
The committee, which will meet for the first time next week, will be responsible for planning events in the Mandel Center and advising Jaffe and Provost Marty Krauss on who should be moving into the building, Jaffe said. He also said Krauss will make the final decision as to who will move into the building.
"We've had some initial discussions with some groups that we think it makes sense to move into the building, but no final decisions have been made," Jaffe said. Krauss also said that she would consult with the director of the Mandel Center during the decision making process.
The construction of the center is slated to be complete by the beginning of the fall 2010 semester, Vice President for Capital Projects Dan Feldman previously told the Justice on Aug. 25.
The committee, which will meet for the first time next week, will be chaired by Prof. Ramie Targoff (ENG), who is on sabbatical this year. Other committee members include Profs. Steve Dowden (GRALL), Eugene Sheppard (NEJS), Bernard Yack (POL), Michael Willrich (HIST), Sarah Lamb (ANTH) and Jonathan Unglaub (FA). Unglaub said that Targoff will participate in meetings through teleconferencing. Committee members were selected by Jaffe.
Jaffe said that the Mandel Center "will bring people together to talk about the humanities in a general framework, so the steering committee will decide what the first theme is going to be." The Mandel Center will be organized in accordance with a theme, which will guide the center's activities for a year or two before a new theme is chosen.
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