Vice-Chancellor's Open Lecture

Posted 26/02/2008 by Faiza Moosa
 

The Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Cape Town, Professor Njabulo S. Ndebele invites members of staff and students to attend the Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture:

GUEST SPEAKER: President Mary Sue Coleman
University of Michigan

"Expanding the Role of Universities in a Shrinking World"

Mary Sue Coleman has led the University of Michigan since being appointed its president in August 2002. President Coleman is a national spokesperson on the educational value of affirmative action and diverse perspectives in the classroom. Her extensive leadership positions in higher education include having served on the Association of American Universities Executive Committee, the Internet2 Board of Directors, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Board of Directors, and the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. Elected to the Institute of Medicine in 1997, President Coleman is also a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She co-chaired a major policy study of the Institute of Medicine, examining the consequences of uninsurance, and has become a nationally recognised expert on the issue.

Date: Tuesday, 4 March 2008

Venue: Kramer Lecture Theatre 2
Kramer Law Building
Middle Campus
Rondebosch

Time: 13:00-14:10 Guests to be seated by 12:45

Enquiries: Tel: 021-650 5160

Light refreshments will be served after the lecture.

Tickets can be collected until Wednesday, 27 February from the Communication and Marketing Department at UCT. The office will be open from 08h30 - 16h30 daily.

The physical address of the Communication and Marketing Department is

"Welgelegen"
Chapel Road Extension
Rosebank

Please note: Seats will not be reserved and tickets to attend the lecture will be issued on a first come first served basis.