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Left: Tennis legend and social rights activist Billie Jean King and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino ’88 came to UMass Boston in November for the Boston launch of GoGirlGo!, a national program sponsored by the Women’s Sports Foundation to improve girls’ lives through sports and physical activity. During her daylong visit King toured GoKids Boston, the university’s own fitness research and training center; GoKids Boston and GoGirlsGo! are exploring possible collaborations. Right: Drumbeats and highpitched invocations filled the air at a November celebration of Native American heritage month. A Day of Gathering was organized by the Native American Student Society and the Department of Anthropology. The intertribal event, the first of its kind at the university, featured guest speakers, a traditional Mi’qmak drum group, and Native American dancers. umass boston Athletics Hall of Fame inductees for 2007 are Stephanie bogues ’95 (basketball), Delores booth ’88 (track), brian Fitzgerald (head trainer), Ken hall ’84 (basketball), bill Joyce ’79 (football), Dick Kelley ’70 (ice hockey), greg olson ’69 (track and field), Kerri Quinn ’95 (basketball and softball), bill rafuse ’74 (lacrosse), bob russell ’70 (ice hockey), the 1966-67 men’s basketball team, and the 1972 men’s lacrosse team. bruce Springsteen and pete Seeger, Jon bon Jovi, madeleine peyroux, bonnie raitt, and other stars, many in collaboration with currently or formerly homeless musicians, have recorded a benefit CD to fight homelessness through the mcCormack School’s give uS Your poor project. there are new tracks by Sonya Kitchell, Natalie merchant, michelle Shocked, and Jewel. Actors Danny glover and tim robbins also contribute. to learn more about the CD and give uS Your poor, visit www.giveusyourpoor.org. education professor Jorgelina Abbate-Vaughn will visit the Dominican republic as a Fulbright Scholar to research teacher education policy and its impact on awareness and tolerance for diversity in urban marginal schools. professor Darren Kew of the Dispute resolution programs traveled to Sierra leone in August to monitor elections there on behalf of the National Democratic institute of international Affairs. Kew also assisted the Carter Center in its observation of the 2007 Nigerian elections. Above: Biology professor Brian White feels that the best way to showcase the value of a UMass Boston education is to give it away. “If it’s good stuff, you should share,” says White about the university’s new “OpenCourseWare” site, http://ocw.umb.edu. UMass Boston is the first public university on the East Coast to adopt OpenCourseWare, a project to make course materials freely available online that was developed across the river at MIT. With twelve courses launched, UMass Boston is just getting started, but the number is expected to grow. umass boston n http://www.giveusyourpoor.org http://ocw.umb.edu

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UMass Boston - Winter/Spring 2007-2008 Contents U News Values and Vision, Bricks and Mortar An Inauguration to Remember An Expedition to Iceland An American Original Reciprocal Dedication About Alumni Alumni Calendar A Report on Private Giving Generous Friends

UMass Boston - Winter/Spring 2007-2008

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