Fall 2008
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- Knowledge Center
- Sculpture Garden
- Gatherings
Features
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2 The Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center: A convergence of print and technology |
40 What I've Learned: Annette Whittemore, Alumna of the Year
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Letter from University President Milton Glick:
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center melds
historic printed page with today’s technology
3 Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center melds new with old, ushering in a digital age
14 Gatherings: The President's Tailgate Party
16 Good Medicine – Medical school partnership benefits Nevadans
18 University News – College of Business and Port of Subs offer hands-on learning
24 Community Outreach – Project MAGIC
26 University for You – Teens discover their future
28 Pack Tracks – Radtke joins Wolf Pack Radio
32 On Philanthropy – Donations spur growth at School of Medicine
34 Gatherings – Davidson Math and Science Center Groundbreaking / Honor Court Celebration
36 Bookshelf - Glotfelty edits anthology of Nevada's best writing about Nevada
- Alumna of the Year
- Alumni Award Winners
- Class Chat
- Jack Goetz's Remarkable Career
- Chapter Updates
- Gatherings: Pack Picnics on the Quad
- Alumni Family Tree Challenge
- Remembering Friends
62 Tell Me How Nevada Was - Jim Hulse: Looking back sixty years
64 What I've Done With My Life - Frank Randall '56
About the Cover
The cover photo, taken by photographer Jeff Ross, features this great atrium at the center of the new Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center. The new building features more than one million volumes of books and published journals; electronic journals and thousands of electronic books; close to 300 research databases; a high-tech automated book retrieval system; spacious reading rooms and quiet study-areas; computing and data works laboratories with large format printing; state-of-theart wireless network and computer access throughout; smart classrooms and conference rooms; a 170-seat auditorium; the Book Nook–which sells used books, magazines and CDs; Special Collections & University Archives; the Center for Basque Studies; and the Life and Health Sciences Library.
