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U B E H I N D the NEWS Paths to Sudan Divestment must take substantial action to halt the T H E GENOCIDE TAKING PLACE genocide. in Darfur, Sudan, is showing no signs of We think targeted divestment is more stopping. Yet an important movement ap- effective because it maximizes the impact pears to be gaining momentum: Colleges on the Sudanese government while mini- and universities in the U.S., including the mizing any potential impact on civilians University of California, Brown, Am- and fiduciaries, says Millenson. The tar- herst, and Princeton, are choosing to di- geted method differs from the blanket ap- vest from companies with ties to Sudan. proach, which was used to pressure South Students have spent thousands of B E T W E E N the L I N E S Africa to end apartheid and which encour- hours developing sophisticated campaigns CONSTRUCTION NOTES ages organizations to stop investing in any to convince university leaders as well as By Wallace Mlyniec those from municipalities, On This Spot Productions, states, and companies to www.washingtonbk.com, 2006; 146 pp; divest. This has led to a $22.95 hardcover level of success, although or $15.95 paperback some schools have divested from just a few compa- WHEN WALLACE MLYNIEC, A GEORGETOWN nies instead of taking on University Law Center professor with no many offenders. I think architectural or engineering training, was that many of the univer- asked to lead a $61 million capital project sity decisions thus far have to complete the center's urban D.C. cam- been symbolic, says Daniel pus, he had no idea just how entrenched he Millenson, a sophomore at would wind up. The school's chief financial Brandeis University Mass. officer would handle the budget, and an and chair of the Sudan Di- Laying down for justice: Supporters of the engineer would be hired to provide guid- vestment Task Force, a group that has Divestment Task Force protest at UCLA. ance in contractor negotiations. But a year pushed Sudan divestment to the top of into the four-year project, the CFO had left business with operations in an offending IHE agendas. The 10-campus UC system and was not replaced. And the engineer country. The University of Vermont and developed a divestment plan in part due was in a post-heart-attack coma. Mlyniec the University of Washington announced to the efforts of task force members. could only keep moving forward. in June that they are following versions of According to Adam Sterling, national He became fascinated by the thousands the targeted approach. policy director for the task force, up until of decisions made in such a project and by Tw o private firms Institutional now there's been no coordination of the interaction between man and material. Shareholders Services and KLD Research schools. The task force, for one, advo- Through regular updates to students, staff, & Analytics have integrated into their cates a targeted approach, in which to and faculty, he shared not only what was investment research lists the targeted cri- avoid divestment companies with happening, but also what he was learning teria. That gives IHEs even more infor- Sudan operations must not provide sig- about the building process. This book is a mation for evaluating their options on the nificant financial support to the Sudanese collection of those notes. touchy, but crucial, decisions relating to government, they must provide support W i t h chapter titles like Concrete Sudan. Caryn Meyers Fliegler to disaffected residents of Sudan, and they Redux and Clock Towers, the guide is a brief primer on architectural design and SOUND BITE materials. While failing to give advice, the `I book does offer those embarking on their t will have an impact on any pay raise in the higher- own projects some perspective on what's to ` education system. Jess Lorona, attorney who helped win $1.4 come and the ways they can keep a campus million for white male professors passed up for raises at Northern Arizona University. community informed. Melissa Ezarik 16 | July 2006 universitybusiness.com 61 ddni.607etadpU MP 01:04:4 60/12/6 http://www.washingtonbk.com http://universitybusiness.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of University Business - July 2006

Contents
College Index
Advisory Board
Company Index
Editor's Note
People Watch
Sense of Place
Stats Watcch
Viewpoint
Marketing
Human Resources
Future Shock
Money Matters
Community Colleges
Diamond in the Mudd
Higher Ed at the Crossroads
Property Values
The President Next Door
Good Medicine
The Outs (and Ins) of Facility Management
Business Technology
What's New
Calendar of Events
Direct Connect
End Note

University Business - July 2006