Cardinal Chronicle
BY MICHAEL PEÑA
According to Wikipedia, the raspy-voiced actor JACK PALANCE graduated from the Farm in 1947 with a bachelor's degree in drama, but folks who were here in the nineties might recall that the iconic cowboy—who died on Nov. 10—actually earned it in 1995. Palance, perhaps best known for his Oscar-winning portrayal of Curly and Duke in the City Slickers movies, attended Stanford from 1944 to 1946 and then left—one credit short of graduating. Professor MICHAEL RAMSAUR, while chair of the Drama Department, worked closely with the Registrar's Office and arranged for Palance to give a talk to alumni in 1995 that would (to steal a line from Palance's famed role) earn him that "one thing." Without a microphone, he spoke on stage in Memorial Hall's Little Theater about his days at Stanford and his acting career. "He had long cherished his time at Stanford," Drama Department administrator RON DAVIES said last week, "and because he was only one credit short, we wanted to make that happen for him."
The Career Counseling Network, offered through the Career Management Program for Stanford Staff, has been approved to continue beyond the pilot phase ending tomorrow. The network will now become a permanent resource offered through Training and Organizational Development. Staff may continue to use STAP funds, without supervisory approval, toward career counseling offered by network members. Staff may use up to $300 of their STAP funds per fiscal year for career counseling. To schedule an appointment, go to https://hrweb.stanford.edu/training/desktop/ccn/main.html and contact one of the listed counselors. Payment to the counselor is due at the end of each appointment, and a statement of service is provided at the time so staff may be reimbursed by the university. The network blankets most of the Bay Area, and counselors see eligible staff at an hourly rate of $80.
On Nov. 14, the Menlo Park Environmental Quality Commission recognized the university's efforts to relocate more than 50 native trees and protect San Francisquito Creek from sediment runoff during the Sand Hill Road widening project. The trunk diameter of most of the transplanted trees ranged from 4 to 12 inches, but a few of them were larger. The commission also cited the project's success in improving the stream habitat for endangered steelhead trout.