October 22, 1998

Carl Phillips nominated for National Book Award By Liam Otten Carl Phillips, associate professor of African and Afro-American studies and director of the Creative Writing Program in Arts and Sciences, has been nominated for the National Book Award in poetry. Phillips was nominated for his third collection, "From the Devotions," published by Graywolf Press earlier this year. "Writing poetry is a very quiet, solitary sort of activity," Phillips said when informed of the nomination. "One writes with no expectations beyond the poem itself, and I sometimes forget that the poems are going to go out into the wider world. It's exciting to be reminded that people are actually out there reading them." Click to see entire article

Cerner Corp. representative Indi Watts (left) talks with Trutina Sowell, a senior psychology major, at a Universitywide career fair Oct. 13. Some 70 companies had booths at the fair, which was sponsored by the WU chapter of the Society of Black Engineers. It was the most successful career fair ever held here.

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and Bill Gates, founder and CEO of Microsoft Corp., visit during Gates' appearance on campus Oct. 13. Gates addressed students and encouraged them to pursue careers in technology, after meeting with Wrighton and presidents and chancellors of area colleges and universities in Brookings Hall.

NSF brings workshops to campus The National Science Foundation is coming to Washington University Nov. 19 and 20 to present four workshops on FASTLane, the NFS's electronic research administration program based on the World Wide Web. The hands-on workshops are targeted to principal investigators and research project administrators. Click to see entire article

Turner executive on campus for talk Bradley J. Siegel, a University alumnus and president of Turner Network Television (TNT) and Turner Classic Movies (TCM), will speak at his alma mater at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28. Siegel, who graduated from the University in 1979 with bachelor's degrees in history and art history in Arts and Sciences, joined Turner Broadcasting Systems Inc. in 1993 as an executive vice president for TNT and TCM. Click to see entire article