Honorary degree nominations sought

The deadline is Friday, Nov. 17, for Emory community members to nominate candidates for honorary degrees that will be presented at commencement in May 1997. The University Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees is inviting nominations from the community as part of its efforts to develop a slate of candidates representing the highest values and breadth of commitment of the University.

Nomination criteria include extraordinary excellence and character as demonstrated by notable achievement in a field of learning, the arts, the professions or public service. Nominations should cite compelling reasons why it would be especially fitting for Emory to honor the nominees. The committee is particularly interested in nominations of candidates directly connected with Emory or the Southeast, although such elements are not necessary for serious consideration of a nominee. Nominations of women and minority candidates are also particularly encouraged.

Except in extraordinary circumstances, those who have spent the greater part of their careers as Emory faculty members or administrators will not be considered.

Nominations should include a detailed nominating letter, a curriculum vitae or entry from Who's Who and a supporting letter. Nominations should be sent to Linda Matthews, chair of the Committee on Honorary Degrees, in care of Gary Hauk, Secretary of the University, 407 Administration. Other pertinent materials also may be submitted.

Because nominations must be approved by President Bill Chace and the Board of Trustees before an invitation can be extended to receive an honorary degree, Hauk advises those making nominations not to discuss nominations with potential candidates, and that all deliberations about honorary degrees should be kept confidential.

Emory Report Web site enhanced

Emory Report's presence on the internet has recently been enhanced by a newly organized and designed World Wide Web site. The URL for the site is <http://www.emory.edu/ EMORY_REPORT/er.html> and is located in the "Life at Emory" section of Emory's home page.

The Emory Report staff hopes that some of the uses for the site might include: researching the background of a University issue or event; downloading and printing an article from the archives; tracking the history of University policies; and reading the electronic version of the newspaper before the printed version is delivered to campus.

"We'd like to think that Emory Report is the official written history of the University," said Nancy Spitler, managing editor. "Therefore, it is important that it be in a public repository for this type of public use."

While the present archives are not searchable, a search engine is being designed so that all online issues (from October 1993 to the present) would be searchable by keyword. Presently, files and articles are searchable by date or issue using the table of contents.