The School of Business Administration invites members of the University community to its Cobb Leadership Lecture Series on Wednesday, November 18 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Storer Auditorium, featuring Leonard Abess, chair of the UM Board of Trustees Executive Committee and CEO of City National Bank. Abess was selected by Time magazine as “one of the top 100 leaders in the world.” The title of his lecture is “Some Thoughts on Leadership.” The long-running lecture series is made possible by an endowment gift made by Ambassador Sue Cobb for the birthday of her husband, Ambassador Chuck Cobb, in 1986. A reception will follows at the Kosar/Epstein Plaza. RSVP required by November 11. Call Blanca Ripoll at 305-284-4643.

The 8th Annual Miami Short Film Festival, presented by the University of Miami School of Communication, will run from Friday, November 13 through Sunday, November 22 with the opening night Green Carpet Gala on Saturday, November 14. The festival’s home and central venue will be the Bill Cosford Cinema, with screenings also held at the Miami Beach Cinematheque on Española Way and Miami Children’s Museum on Watson Island. UM students, faculty, and staff will receive a 50 percent discount for all Cosford screenings. For more information, visit www.miamishortfilmfestival.com.

Just after midnight on January 25, 1968, the DAKAR transmitted its final communication—followed by decades of silence. The fate of the Israeli vessel is a mystery that persisted for more than 30 years. Had its diesel engines failed? Had it been detected and sunk by a passing navy ship?

In the years since that night, more than two dozen expeditions were launched to uncover the whereabouts of the massive 287-foot submarine and her crew of 69 Israeli officers and seamen. It wasn’t until David Jourdan and his company Nauticos were hired that the wreckage was finally discovered–on the floor of the Mediterranean at a depth of nearly 10,000 feet.

Jourdan, author of Never Forgotten: The Search and Discovery of Israel’s Lost Submarine DAKAR (Naval Institute Press, June 1, 2009), will share historic insights on the use of submarines, discussions with the sailors’ families, and other details of the exciting expedition that led to the vessel’s discovery.

The lecture will take place on Wednesday, November 18 at 6 p.m. at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Auditorium. Refreshments will be served following the lecture and copies of the book will be available for purchase.

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