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Heather Couture ’10 realized halfway through her studies at �鶹��Ƶ that a public relations career simply didn’t fit her interests. The fashion industry, however, was a different story, and a senior year visit to Career Services led to her involvement with the Macy's Buying/Planning Executive Development Program in New York City.

Steve Schuckenbrock '82, president of Dell Global Large Enterprise, shared wisdom gleaned from his nearly 30 years in the information technology (IT) field with students, faculty and staff in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business on Nov. 12. Schuckenbrock, one of �鶹��Ƶ's most accomplished business alumni, also received the 2010 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award from President Leo M. Lambert.

Steve Schuckenbrock ’82, president of Dell Global Large Enterprise, will share his thoughts on the future of computing and information technology with �鶹��Ƶ students, faculty and staff at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 12, in LaRose Digital Theatre. He will receive the 2010 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award at the conclusion of the presentation.

On Oct. 27, the Council on Undergraduate Research and the National Conferences on Undergraduate Research celebrated the merging of their organizations with a gala at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The event included a slide show highlighting undergraduate research students from various institutions across the country. Because of �鶹��Ƶ's commitment to undergraduate research and the recognition its students have received over the years, CUR and NCUR asked to include several �鶹��Ƶ alumni in the presentation.

Jo Watts Williams ‘55 has dedicated much of her distinguished career to �鶹��Ƶ, and on Saturday, the sisters of a sorority Williams joined in the 1940s honored her with the inaugural Tau Zeta Phi-Sigma Sigma Sigma “Heart of Gold” Award for her inspiration and life of selfless service.

A special Residential Campus Committee has spent the past year drafting a plan that will transform �鶹��Ƶ's living-learning environment. Through a new website, the committee is inviting a campus conversation about the details of this initiative, a major goal of the �鶹��Ƶ Commitment strategic plan.