From: Alfonso Zepeda-Capistran <[log in to unmask]> 08/02/00 08:03PM >>>
>Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 15:07:19 -0500
>From: Tim Kelley <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: South African speaker
>
>
>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>8/2/2000
>
>CONTACT: Svetlana Karpe, (608) 262-5884; [log in to unmask]
>
>SOUTH AFRICAN VISITOR TO ADDRESS INCOMING STUDENTS
>
>MADISON -- Khotso Mokhele, director of the National Research
>Foundation of South Africa, will be a featured speaker at the closing
>banquet of the Summer Collegiate Experience, an 8-week "jump start"
>program for incoming freshman students of color at the University of
>Wisconsin-Madison.
>
>Mokhele holds a Ph.D. in plant pathology from the University of
>California-Davis. Mokhele will speak Thursday, Aug. 3, during the
>4:30-6:30 p.m. banquet at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St.
>
>Student performances and poetry readings also will be part of the
>program, along with an address by Phillip R. Certain, dean of the
>College of Letters and Science.
>
>A campus tradition since 1985, the program offers academic challenge
>to freshmen of color from around the country who want an early start
>on their college careers. Each program participant has been matched
>with a mentor who may be a UW-Madison student, faculty or staff
>member.
>
>Between June 12-Aug. 3,SCE students took two regular UW-Madison
>summer session courses. Program participants also met with
>representatives of campus offices and student organizations, among
>other activities.
>
>For more information, contact Svetlana Karpe, SCE coordinator, (608)
>262-5884; [log in to unmask]
>
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>http://www.news.wisc.edu/
>
>Office of News and Public Affairs
>University of Wisconsin-Madison
>28 Bascom Hall
>500 Lincoln Drive
>Madison, WI 53706
>
>Email: [log in to unmask]
>Phone: (608) 262-3571
>Fax: (608) 262-2331
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