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Professor John Conklin attended the meeting of the Congress of the Americanists held in Amsterdam. Professor Conklin presented a paper, coauthored with Professor Dale Vor der Landwehr, entitled Economic Policy Making in the United States: The Formation of An International Monetary/Financial Elite.
The following companies are scheduled to recruit in the Career Services Center during the week of July 18:
| July 18 | Champion Road Machinery Ltd. (Canada) |
| Nordson Corporation | |
| July 19 | Bucyrus-Erie Company |
| Peabody Myers Corporation |
IS-5300A - Iberia, Ibero America, Business, Culture, Values has been cancelled. The following classes have been added: IS-5030A - Seminar on Selected Research Topics: Latin America, Modern Central America, The Roles of Business Politics, the Church, and the U.S. The class is being taught by Sister Barbara Miller who received a Ph.D. from Notre Dame and an M.S. from the University of Arizona, both in Latin American History. IS-4830A - Global Resources. This class will be taught by Roland Chardon who received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in geography, with a minor in anthropology. Professor Chardon was a visiting professor at Thunderbird during the summer 1987.
The Texas Club, the International Finance Club, and the Superior Club are sponsoring a beer-and-steer Fajita Fest on Saturday, July 16. The event features beef or chicken fajitas, beer and music, and begins at 7:30 p.m. on the Quad.
Commencement will be held on Friday, August 12, at 3:00 p.m. in the Thunderbird Activity Center. The keynote speaker will be Dr. James A. Crupi, president. International Leader- ship Center, Dallas, Texas. Barbara S. Bunten-DeVoe '82, owner, DeVoe Printing, Glendale, Arizona, will present the Barton Kyle Yount Award to the outstanding student in the August 1988 graduating class.
During the fiscal year 1987-88, 60,739 records were reviewed in the Alumni Relations Office. This figure represents a 44 percent increase over the previous year. During the same time period, 123,895 pieces were assembled and mailed through the Alumni Relations Office. This figure represents a 54 percent increase over the previous year.
An International Roadrunner Classic competition run is in the planning stages and tentatively scheduled for Saturday, October 11, 7:00 a.m. The course, including both a short fun-run and an 8 kilometer race, will begin on the grounds of Thunderbird and encompass both surface streets and the canal levee. Proceeds from this event will go to the Thunderbird Scholarship Fund and the committee's goal is to raise over $10,000, primarily by donations.
| Fri., Jul. 15 | *Sundown Samba Party, The Pub |
| Sat., Jul. 16 | *Fajita Party, Quad, 7:30 p.m. |
| Sat., Jul. 23 | *Asia Night |
| Wed.-Fri., Aug. 10-12 | Final Examinations |
| Fri., Aug. 12 | *Commencement, 3:00 p.m., TAC. Speaker: Dr. James A, Crupi |
| Tue., Aug. 23 | Foreign Student Day |
| Sun., Aug. 28 | *Opening Ceremony, TAC. Speaker: Rod Taylor, Rod Taylor & Associates |
| Mon. , Aug. 29 | Classes Begin, Financial Registration |
| Sat.-Hon., Sep. 3-5 | *Labor Day Holiday (Dining Hall Closed for 3 Days) |
| Thu. , Oct. 6 | Donor Recognition Banquet |
| Fri.-Sun., Oct. 7-9 | *Thunderbird Alumni Association of Europe Reunion, Luxembourg |
| Sat. Oct. 15 | Department of Modern Languages - Audio/Visual Workshop |
| Sat.-Sun., Nov. 12-13 | *Balloon Race |
| Thu.-Sun., Nov. 24-27 | *Thanksgiving Break (Dining Hall Closed for 4 Days.) |
| Sat.-Fri., Dec. 10-16 | Final Examinations |
| Fri., Dec. l6 | *Commencement |
1989
| Tue., Jan. 3 | Registration, Classes Begin |
| Fri., Jan. 20 | Final Examinations |
| Tue., Jan. 24 | Foreign Student Day |
| Mon. , Jan. 30 | Classes Begin, Financial Registration |
| Fri.-Sun., Feb. 24-26 | *Second Annual Asian Reunion in Singapore |
| Fri.-Mon., Mar. 24-27 | *Easter Break (Dining Hall closed 4 days) |
| Fri., May 19 | *Commencement |
| Tue., May 30 | Foreign Student Day |
| Mon. , Jun. 5 | Classes Begin, Financial Registration |
| Tue., Jul. 4 | *Independence Day Holiday |
| Fri., Aug. 11 | *Commencement |
| Tue., Aug. 22 | Foreign Student Day |
| Mon. , Aug. 28 | Classes Begin, Financial Registration |
| Sat.-Mon., Sep. 2-4 | *Labor Day Holiday (Dining Hall closed 3 days) |
| Thu.-Sun., Nov. 23-26 | *Thanksgiving Holiday (Dining Hall closed 4 days) |
| Fri., Dec. 15 | *Commencement |
*Indicates events open to the Thunderbird community.