<p>I ask because the U had a reception last December for Rhodes and Marshall winners - even flew winners in from out of town. Boyer was there. Tom Rosenbaum (provost) showed up. But no Zimmer.</p>
<p>Flash forward to the awards dinner this past week. One of the winners introduced themselves to Zimmer, who had no idea who the person was. One would expect, I think, that the Prez, one who wants to increase the U’s visiblility, would at least be conscious of the students who have done the most to increase U visibility. But sadly, that is not the case.</p>
<p>It seems to me that he is taking the U back to the days where the focus was mostly on the graduate and research programs. We don’t pay much attention to these things on these boards, but I see discussion of them in many other places. I also see the performance of the U’s PR function, from the press office to Chicago magazine, and continue to be amazed at how light the coverage is of undergraduate accomplishments. yes, lots of "fluff’ pieces, but whereas every book ever published by a faculty member, as well as their major papers are covered, nary a mention of undergrad publications or performance.</p>