Campus briefs

Leavey School of Business names interim dean

After 12 years as dean, Barry Posner will step down in order to travel during the upcoming school year.

After 33 years with the university, Posner will interview business leaders in Asia, Australia, Turkey, South Africa, and Italy. His work abroad will reflect in his courses when he returns as a member of the faculty for the 2010-2011 school year.

Andrew Starbird will be acting dean starting this July until a new dean is selected for the 2010-2011 school year.

"As interim dean for next year, I will be a caretaker and will make sure that the school runs smoothly," Starbird said. "Unfortunately, there is no class on how to be dean."

Starbird said he will emphasize service to students.

The transition is not expected to affect the business school in any major sense.

Jonsen explores American ethics in medicine

Albert R. Jonsen will explore the autonomy and history of American bioethics today.

Jonsen is the last speaker in the Health & Science Horizons series this school year.

The series is designed to enrich student, faculty, and community understanding of modern healthcare topics.

Jonsen will highlight the history and issues of American bioethics, or the study of the moral implications of new discoveries and advancement in biology and medicine.

Jonsen, a biomedical ethicist and author, is Emeritus Professor of Ethics in Medicine at the University of Washington, School of Medicine.

Jonsen was also previously the Chairman of the Department of Medical History and Ethics from 1987-1999.

Currently, he is the Co-Director of the Program in Medicine and Human Values at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco.

His lecture on bioethics was made possible by a gift from New York Life Insurance Company in honor of William Regan III. Health & Science Horizons is presented in partnership with the Gerald and Sally DeNardo Lectureship, the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics and the Center of Performing Arts.

Non-perishables cause fines to disappear

Starting May 18, students will be able to trade non-perishable foods in exchange for lowered library fines during Food for Fines.

Harrington Learning Commons will reduce each overdue fine by $2 for each non-perishable food item brought into the Circulation Desk.

Recommended items include powdered milk, peanut butter, canned meats, meals in a can, fruit juices, canned foods with pop-top lids, and cereal.

All foods will be donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank.

Fines will not be reduced for billed accounts and cannot be used to pay for lost books.

Overdue books must be returned to the library for the donation to count as payment. Food items with expiration dates passed will not be accepted.

From staff reports. E-mail news@thesantaclara.com.