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Casteen names 18 to Women's Council group

University President John T. Casteen III has finalized the membership of the newly created Women's Leadership Council. Joan Fry, special assistant to the president, reported that Casteen named 13 appointed members and five ex-officio members on the recommendation of the Interim Women's Leadership Council, established last year. The Interim Council selected men and women who "demonstrated effective leadership and interest in women's roles in the University," Fry said. Casteen created the Council last February to "identify and develop more leadership opportunities and roles and will increase professional development opportunities for women faculty, staff and students," she said. Third-year College student Caroline Altman and Darden Doctoral Candidate Mary Hamilton are the two student members.

NEH grant to fund seminar about colonial Jamestown

Next summer, 15 teachers from across the country will travel to Charlottesville to participate in a seminar on the significance of colonial Jamestown in forming American culture. Sponsored by the University's Center for the Liberal Arts, the program is designed to help teachers develop new ideas for teaching their students about Jamestown, other early settlements on the Chesapeake and history in general.

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