CHARLESTON — The Eastern Illinois University Jazz Ensemble will present a wide variety of jazz in its Nov. 20 concert, which will feature many student soloists, as well as faculty jazz pianist Paul Johnston.

Ann Hamilton, a visual artist known for her eye-popping installations including paper-sucking machines and a weeping wall, is among the winners of the Heinz Family Foundation's Human Achievement Awards.

BELLINGHAM — Karen Morse hung her latest accolade, from the Seattle Girls School, just above the couch in the only space left on the awards wall of her high-ceilinged office at Western Washington University.

According to an excerpt from his eulogy, Odessa philanthropist W.D. "Bill" Noel felt that each person has an obligation to pay rent on the space they occupy in society.

The University of Houston-Victoria and the Victoria Advocate announced Thursday at the UHV President's Annual Report and Excellence Awards event that a new partnership is in the works.