Cardinal Chronicle
BY MICHAEL PEÑA
THOMAS CAHILL, author of the best-selling "Hinges of History" series, which includes the titles How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe, The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels and most recently, Mysteries of the Middle Ages: The Rise of Feminism, Science and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe, will be on campus Thursday speaking to students in PATRICK HUNT's undergraduate class on Greek mythology. The public is invited to sit in on the lecture, beginning at 1 p.m. in Room 002, Building 200 (History Corner). Hunt is a lecturer in the Classics Department.
By the way, Bakewell Hall, at 355 Galvez St., has been officially renamed Montag Hall. Home to the Office of Undergraduate Admission and Financial Aid, the building formerly was named after Bakewell and Brown, the famed San Francisco architectural firm that also designed Branner Hall, the Buck Estate, Green Library and the old Encina Gym. The new name honors alumnus TOM MONTAG and his wife, JANET, whose gift to the university helped fund construction of the new stadium and the renovation of Bakewell. The new name is spelled out in bronze lettering on the building, and more street signs reflecting the renaming are planned, according to JULIA HARTUNG, a development officer in the Office of Development.
Mid-year Tuition Grant Program (TGP) applications are due by Nov. 30. Program administrators are stepping up efforts to communicate deadlines to faculty and staff in order for timely processing. A delay in processing may require employees to make a deposit to the applied institution. The program, offered after five years of benefits-eligible employment, pays up to $16,497 for the current academic year for the tuition of dependents who attend U.S. universities, community colleges, trade schools and some foreign institutions. While many students use the funds for four-year universities, the range of qualifying institutions includes more than 7,000 accredited, non-degree-granting schools. The dependents of about 1,200 faculty and staff members received the grant for the 2005-06 year. BenefitSU holds informational sessions on the last Friday of every month from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Wisteria Room at 655 Serra St. Full details can be found at http://benefitsu.stanford.edu/training/tgp.html.