V>liime 4, Number 16
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Costello Appointed New Vice President for
Institutional Advancement
■ ■ rcsidt'n: William E. Kirwan
m,^ has selected fcithryn R.
■ CosKllo as Coilejic Parks
,JL new vJLT presideni for in-
stitutional advancement. Currently the
vice president for puhlic al'lairs at The
University of Texas .Southwestern Medical
Center at Dallas. tAJStello has a national
reputation for her ability to build
successful advancement prograni.s
and manage major fund raising
campaigns.
As vice president, she will be the
highest ranking woman administrator at
the university
In announcing Costcllo's appointment
as College Parks chief advancement
officer Kirwan said. "The university has
made enormous strides over the past
decade, and with the increased funding
support from both the pubiic and private
sector called for in the universitvs
Enhancement Plan, College Park has the
promise of becoming one of the very
best public universities in the nation
within the next ten years.
Kitihy Costello will he a major asset
for the institution during this critical
time in our history. She possesses
preci.scly the qualities of leadership and
the solid .senior management exjKrienee
in every aspect of institutional relations
that we were seeking in a person to fill
the position. Her extensive advancement
knowledge and superb management skills
will he invaluable in helping us expand
our relationships and service to alumni
and donors, legislators, the corporate and
government communities, students and
their parents, and citizens of the state.
We are delighted to welcome her to our
campus conimtmity."
continued on page 3
Study Indicates Female Fa:ulty
Salaries Improving
The university has released its FY H9
Salary Review that describes the results
of the 1989 salary review process-
As in prior years, college review com-
mittees appointed by the deans reviewed
the salaries of selected female faculty
members in relation to the salaries of
comparably situated men. As a result of
the review, special merit adjustments
totaling 529,266 were awarded to 19
wtimen. Four men received special merit
adjustments totaling 86,8^2.
"The university has a total commit-
ment to achieving faculty .salary equity
and [o a policy that salaries be determin-
ed .solely on the contributions and ac-
complishments of individual faculty
members," said President William E. Kir-
wan. "Each year we monitor the salary
process with great care. Our goal is tt)
ensure that fairness and equity prevail."
The report also includes the results of
a .statistical study conducted by the Of
ficc of Institutional .Studies that com-
pared the actual salaries of women facul-
ty with salaries [ircdictetl on the basis of
male faculty members' salaries. The
continued on page 8
Ridufd Leakey To Speak Feb. 8
on Human Origins
V Intcmiuionally known paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey will present it
iecmre on the "Origins of Humankind' at 5.'50 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 8, in the
Center of Adult Education Auditorium.
Tbrrjugh his vvorld famous disco^'eries of skulk and skdctons milliotLs i>f
years old, Lcakej' has made lm[X)riant contributions to the study of human
oftgltfe. A nutive of Kenya, Leakey has ser\'td for 2U years as the director of
that countrj'\s museums.
His lecture is part of the Graduate Schail's 1989-90 Utstinguished lecture
Scries. The series is bringing experts from a variety of fiekis to College Park
K) present lectures on tlic subject of ''Origins."
Mde
what Makes a Good
Sdentiflc Theory?
Brush examines prediction vs.
explanation
Kathryn Coalello
New System PoUdes Provide Increased
Tuition Benefits for System
College Park employees, along with
their spouses and dependent children,
would receive addiiiimal tuition benefits
under a recently approved change in the
I iiiversiiy of Maryland Systems tuition
remission policies The new policies will
gt) into effect July I. 1990, and will be
reviewed by July 1, I99,V
At its January II meeting, the Board of
Regents approved policy changes that
would offer similar tuition remission
benefits to employees throughout the
System. Institutions currently offer vary-
ing tuition rcniis.sion according to
policies that were in place before the
Iniversity of Maryland System was
created in !9««.
The new policy would grant tuition
remission for tw-o courses -up to .seven
credit htiurs per semester— for all full-
time employees, t'ollegc l^rk employees
currently are eligible for tuition remission
of four to six credit hours per semester,
tlepending upon their classification.
Remission of tuition for sjhhiscs and
dependent children will be subject to in-
stitutional caps, based on the total
number «)f credits for which one-third
tuition (or for the former Hoard of
Trustees institutions, iiill tuition} was
remitted by the in.stitutitm for fall
semester 1989 Spouses and dependent
children of (College Park employees
whose service licgan before January 1.
1990 would be eligible for full tuition
remission for both graduate and
undergraduate [programs ai any System
insiitution. subject to the institutional
cap and satisfaction of regular institu-
tional and program admission re-
quirements. Currently, the spouses and
dependent children of College l^.irk
employees receive a one-third tuition
reduction only at institutions that were
part of the former University of
Maryland.
The latter i>enefit will not extend fully
to the spouse and dependent children of
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Theater for Area Higji
School Students
.Special performance of Tire Crucible
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Endowed Chair for World
Peace Established
To be funded t)\- Bithai Communitv.
6
QUIIOOK
February 5, 1990
Capitol Hill Reception Set for Seminar Fellows
The 20 fellows taking part in tlic 1990 Seminar on the Foreign
Policy Prtjcess olTerecl by the School of Public Affairs w'ill be
guests at a recepticm in the Mans held Room of the U.S. Capitol.
Thursday, Feb, H. Senator Paul Sarbancs will greet the fellows and
offer opening remarks. !n 198^. with support from the Ford Foun-
dation, the .school established the six-month seminar to provide
mid-career professionals from around the world with a better
understanding of the D.S, foreign policymaking process. Fellows in
the 1990 cla.ss include government officials, scholars, and jour-
nalists from H countries. All have experti.se and interest in both
economic and security is.sues. School of Public Affair.s Profcs.sor
l.M. "Mac" Destler directs the Seminar on the Foreign Policy
Process.
RESEARCH BieBUGHTS
Successful Predictions of Elegant Explanations—
What Makes a Good Scientific Theory?
^B s Voyjigcr 11 approached Ncp-
/[ tune, physicists, a.stronomers
/ I and chemists had an ex-
-*. ^. cdlent opportunity to test
their theories abtiut the planet. They
could make predictions about the planet
based on their theories, and with the
data Voyager collected, scientists could
see if their predictions, and therefore
their theories, were successful . Hut is a
correct prediction the mo.sE important
criterion for a good .scientific theory?
Not necessarily, says Stephen G, Brush,
a professor in the Department of History
and in the Institute for Physical Science
and Technology In an article in the
December 1 issue of 'Sciena- magazine.
Brush argues that while predictive ralue
is one way to judge a scientific theory,
scientists by no means con.sider it the
major criterion for a good theory,
.•According to Brush, many phik)SO-
phers of science such as Karl Popper
as.sert that prediction is an essential
fimction of scientific theories and that a
successful prediction made before a fact
is known is stronger e\idencc for the
theoi%' than explanation of a pre\iou.sly
known fact.
Popper him.self came to this conclu-
sion after Einstein, using his general
theory of relativity suece.ssfully predicted
gravitiitional light-bending during an
eclipse in 1919. Popper believed that this
forecast "proved" Einstein's theory never
Stephen Brush
mind the other phenomena that Einstein
was able to explain with his theory, such
as the ad\"ance of the perihelion of
Mercury.
Even though philosophers such as
Ptjpper maintain that .successful predic-
tion gives credibility to a theory Brush
says that scientists themselves do not use
this same criterion to test the validity of
a theory Brush examined the physics
and astronomy literature that argued
whether or not to accept the theory dur-
ing the ten )thts after the 1919
prediction.
In his analysis. Brush found that scien-
tists exiitnining the theory do not give
greater weight to the prediction of light-
bending over the eieduc lions of known
facts such as Mercury s orbit. In fact, the
scientists used the ^'ord "prediction" to
mean not only forecast of a new fact but
also the deduction of a known fact. This
in itself implies that novelty is not of
greater significance. Brush says that the
explanation of Mercury's orbit is the
most important evidence for Einstein's
theory because it successfully explained
the phenomenon that other theories had
failetl to explain for decades.
Brush says that the import;ince of a
successful prediction is favorable publici-
ty for the theory, In the case of Einstein,
his successful prediction of light-bending
forced scientists to consider seriously his
general theory of relativity, which other-
wise might have been swiftly rejected or
ignored. Einstein's prediction put his
work high on the scientific agenda, hut
it was the theory's ability to explain
known facts that kept it on tlie agenda.
Brush's research is supported by a
grant from the National Science Founda-
tion. ■
^iin Ikirkh'v
"National Needs" Fellowships Support Graduate Work in Critical Areas
A three-year program now entering its
second year is providing fellowship sup-
pt)rt for P graduate students in four
critical research areas that have a signifi-
cant shortage of engineers with advanced
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Outlook is the weekly tacu Sty-staff newspaper
serving the College Park campus community.
Reese Deghom, Acting Vas President (or
InstitLitonal Advancement
Ro/ HIebert, Difsclor of Public Inlormatton & Editor
Unda Frecfnan, Productior Editor
Jan BarMey, Brian Suaek, John Fritz, Lisa Gregory,
Torn Otwell & FaHss Samarrsi, Staff Writers
Stepfwn A, Oan-ou, Design & Coordination
John T, Consoli, Photography Coordinator
Heather Kelly, Vivlane Mortt7, Chris Paul,
Design e, Production
Al Oanegger & Larry Crotrae, Contributing
Photography
Letters to the editor, story suggestrons, campus infor-
mation & calendar rtems are vrelcorne. Please submit
all malefiai al least three weeks before the Monday of
publicatkin Send it to Roz Hiebert, Editor Ovttoolf.
2101 Tumef Building, through campus mail or lo
Urrversity Of Maryland, Ckillege Park, MD 20742. Our
telephone number is (301)454-5335. Our electronic
mail address is outkxjk® presumdedu.
degrees and for which the College of
Engineering has outstanding resources
and personnel.
The four areas are hypersonic
techn<itf)gy microclectrtmics, robotics
and advanced materials.
The purpose of the program is to pro-
\ide fellowships to assist graduate
students of superior ability who
demonstrate financial need, in order to
sustain and enhance the capacity for
teaching and research in areas of national
need.
Funded through a S 592, "'50 grant from
the I'.S. Department of Education's
"Graduate Assistance-Areas of National
Need" program, the College Park pro-
gram wus one of only ten awarded to
schools of engineering. A total of .^40
proposals from around the country were
submitted; 42 were funded. College Fark
ranked third in the competition for fun-
ding.
Matching funding for three minority
feUowships and tuition w;iivers from the
Graduate .School were a significant factor
in securing the grant, notes Ainde Woide-
Tinsae, professor and director of graduate
studies in the Department of Civil
Engineering.
• Wblde-Tin.sae is the principal investi-
gator and project director .of the Na-
tional Needs program. He is also a
member of a task force charged with ad-
vising the Dean on ways to increase the
number of L',S, citizens in the graduate
engineering program at College Park and
has participated in the college's on-going
efforts to recruit minority sttidcnts.
Twelve of the National Needs Fellows
received lull fellowships, iwv had partial
fellowships.
The Office of the Dean of Engineering
has been particularly committed to in-
creasing the number of minority antl
women enrolled in the graduate pro-
gram. Four of the Naijonal Needs Fellows
are women and 111 are minorities.
The primary concerns with respect Id
the supply of doctoral IltcI talent in
engineering nationwide are the declining
interest in doctorates on the part of F'.,S.
students with engineering bachelor
degrees, and a growing dependence on
foreign graduates of U,S, institutions.
Each of the four areas of special exper-
tise at College Park is fully staffed and
fully operational, each is engaged in ac-
tive research, and well supported with
external sponscjred funding, and all are
on the cutting edge of technological
need and future developments. ■
—Ihm Otiivll
Amde Wolde-Tinsae
NAS Solicits Applications for Research
in USSR and Eastern Europe
The National Academy of Scicncus Ls accepting applications from
facility nicmbLTS and postgraduates in virtually all fields to make
short-term (one-two month) and long-term {three- 12 month)
research visits in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in calendar
year 1991. Placement must be at institutes of Acadetny of Sciences
in the USSR, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and the GDR. Placement
may be at Academy or non-Academy institutions (such as univer-
sities) in Hungary, Poland, Romania and Yugoslavia. Twenty-five
percent of the money has been set aside for tiie Young In-
vestigators Program specifically for scientists who have received
their doctorates within the past six years. Also, faculty may apply
for Project Development visits that are two-week visits to take
place between April and December 1990. These visits are spon-
sored by the National Science Foundation and are intended to give
U.S. researchers the opportunity to develop concrete plans with
Soviet and East European counterparts for long-temi cooperative
research, The deadline for receipt of all application materials is
February 28, 1990. For more information, contact NAS directly at
554-2644 or the Office of US-USSR Academic Joint Ventures on
campus at 454-.566fi
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February 5, 1990
Global Change Lecture Series to Feature
Prominent Scientists
^B free lecture scries, "The
/ I Science of Global Change,"
^^^1 is being presented to the
^L JL general public this .semester
by the Dept, of Meteorology. The scries,
intended to provide a comprehensive
view of a clranging globe, includes lec-
tures fur general audience.5 by interna-
tionally distinguished scientists.
"These lectures have been designed to
give the public an awareness of the
prob-
lems affecting global climate," says Anan-
du Vernekar, professor and acting chair
of the Dept, of Meteorology.
"The public must understand the
issues invoking global change," he says,
"These are crucial issues that, in the
long-run, will affect all humanity. The
public must play a role in the decision-
making proce.s.ses addressing global
change. This lecture series can help
create an informed public,"
According to \'ernckar, the scientists
who will present these lectures are
among the most noted experts in their
fields and represent each of the com-
ponents of global change science, "The
public will receive accurate information
from the very people who anah7.e the
problems." he sa\s.
The first lecture of the ,series. "Global
Change: Is the Sky Really Falling This
Time?," was given Jan, 25 by Dr.
Charles Ho,sIer, senior vice president for
Research and dean of ihe Graduate
.School, Pennsylvania State L'niversity.
All of the following lectures begin at
8 p,ra, in the Auditorium of the Adult
Education Center ai L'niversity Boulevard
and Adelphi Road.
Monday, Feb. 12: "Atmospheric
Greenhouse Ga.ses and Climatic Change:
Scientific Knowledge and Societal
Responses" by Prof. Bert Bolin, Dept. oi
Meteorology. University of Stockholm,
Arrhenius laboratory. Stockholm,
Sweden. Bolin will discuss tlie effects of
human-generated greenhouse gases on
worid temperature. He will explain
preventive measures that will need to be
taken to put global climate back on
track.
Thursday, March 15; "Outstanding
Problems in Atmospheric Chemistry, In-
cluding Strato-spheric Ozone Depletions"
by Dr. Paul J. Crutzen, director. Division
of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck
Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, F.R. Ger-
many. Crutzen, Dixcorer magazine's
Scientist of the Year in I9H4, will di.scuss
ozone depletion and ways humanity can
curtail activities that cause the gases that
contribute to this problem.
Thursday, April 19: "Chaos and the
Climate" by Prof. Edward Lorenz. pro-
fessor emeritu.s, Ma.ssachusetts Institute
of Teehnok)gy, Cambridge, Lorcnz will
speak abt)ut the chaotic nature of the
climate system. He will consider the im-
plications of chaos on anticipated global
warming.
Thursday, May 17: "The Role of
Oceans in Climate and (;iimatc Change"
by Prof. Cad Wunsch, Cecil and Ida
Green profcs.sor. Center of Meteorology
and Physical Oceanography, Massacbu-
.setts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.
Wunsch will discuss the problems of
understanding the oceans" roles in a
changing global climate. He says there is
currently little understanding of ht)w the
oceans operate and, therefore, no con-
vincing way to determine future weather
patterns.
For more information about the lec-
ture .series, call 4'i4-852l or 4*54-2*708. ■
— Fariss Saintitriii
Costello Heads Institutional Advancement
continued from page I
Costello was selected from among a
total of 80 candidates, says journalism
dean Ree.se Clleghorn. who headed the
national search that began last August
after A. 11. (ikid) Iklwards resigned to
t;ike on a similar posititm at the Univer-
sity of Arkansas. At that time. Kirwan
appointed Cleg horn to head the search
committee as well as to fill the job of
acting vice president for institutional
advancement while also remaining as
journalism dean. Cleghorn will continue
to head institutional advancement until
April 1 when Co.stello will assume her
new position.
As College Park's chief advancement
officer, (.Aistello will he one of four vice
presidents and a member ot the presi-
dent's cabinet. She also will become a
senior officer in the University of Mary-
land l-oLindation, a non-pnifit foun-
dation established to support the univer-
sity.
As just the second \'ice president for
institutional advancement in ('o liege ftirk
histor\'. (Costello will oversee an office
that has grtjwn in five years from the old
Office of L'niversitv Relations into a unit
that now has an annual operating budget
of nearly S2 million antl an advancement
staff of almost forty peo]"ile. The office
includes five departments: the Develop-
ment Office, currently at the S^l million
mark in completing a five-year SIOII
million capital campaign; Alutnni Pro-
grtim.s. an office that represents over
163,0(11* College Park alumni; (.Ireativc
Services produces a wide variety of of-
ficial campus publications ;ind designs
printed materials for many departments:
Public Information, the office responsible
for implementing the university's jiublic
relations and media relations programs
;ind producing (iiitlooh, the weekly
faculty/staff newspaper; and Special
Events, an office that manages over 80
campus events annually, including com-
mencement and the faculty-staff
convocation.
Costello's background includes exten-
sive experience in all aspects of advance-
ment. She has been vice jiresident for
public affairs at UT Sotiiliwe stern Medical
center at Dallas since 1986. Before that,
she served as vice presitlent for universi-
ty relations at SoutJicrn Methodist
L'niversity for four \'ears and prior to
1982 was ;i.s.soeiate vice prcsiclent for
university relations at Vandcrbili Universi-
ty and assistant vice president for
medical affairs at Vanderbilt l'niversity
Medical center. Her background also in-
cludes experience :is senk)r as.sistant tiv
the mayor of k'xington. Kentucky and
TV producer and sttition manager
She has won numerous av^ards and
honors from such jirofcssional associa-
tions as the Council fitr Advancement
and Support of Education (CASE) and the
Public Relations Society of America
(PRSA) and is a frequent speaker on
strategic planning, public relations,
development, and marketing issues for
profession;il and civic organizntions.
A Georgia native, Costello received her
B.A. (196.^) and M.A. (19^5) in Com-
munication from ilie University of Ken-
tucky ;m(.i has done post-graduate study
at Vanderbilt L'niversity She is married to
Dr. Dtiniel E. Costello, associate dean of
SMU's School of Business, and has twin
sons ol' college age. ■
— Roz liiebert
Tuition Remission Policies
contintted from page !
employees hired after January I, IWii.
The spou.scs and dependents of ihrjse
employees will receive tuition reniission
only for the first undergraduate degree,
and there will he restrictions on the
choice of institution.
In other action, the Finance Commit-
tee of the Board of Regents approvetl ;i
policy that would permit ttiiiion waivers
for some talented Maryland high school
graduates who decide to attend System
institutions. Final Board ;iciion is ex-
pected in February.
,^s part of the plan, institutions could
waive tuition fees for up to i.S percent
of their best students, with each institu-
tion deciding on the merii-hased criteria
for the waiver. The proposal wotild pm
vide benefits to as many as l,(v=)
snnlents annually, system -wide. The pro-
gram is designed to encourage the mo,st
talented high school students in
Maryland to stay in the state and attend
one of the institutions in the University
of Marvland Svstcm. ■
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February 5. 1990
Qaleadaf
MON
Art Exhibition, featuring works by
the University of lyarytand Art
Faculty, ttirougfi Feb. 24, The Art
Gallery, Art/Sociology BIdg, Call
x2763 for info.
Registration Closes, for free^row
stiooting tournament; aerobics,
water aerobics and fitness walking
I starts today. Call x31 24 for info.
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Presentation, a luncheon and
discussion, noon -2 p.m. & 4-6
p.m.. Prince George's Room,
Stamp Union. Call x5605 for info,
Ru^ell Mai1<er Biochemistry Lec-
ture: "Who Discovered Penicillin?
Common Fancies and Much Less
Common Facts," Jeremy R.
Knowles, Harvard U., 4 p.m., 1412
Physics BIdg. Call X4114 for info.
Horticulture Seminar: "State of
the Department— Sermon on the
Mount," Francis Gtouin, 4 p.m.,
0128b Holzapfel Hall. Call x3606
tor into.
Space Science Seminar: "Pickup
& Thermalization of Newly Created
Ions by the Solar Wind," Peter H.
Yoon. 4:30 p.m.. 1113 Computer &
Space Sciences BIdg. Call xCI359
for info.
Astronomy Talk/Slide Show:
"Birth of Stars," S. Vogel, 8 p.m..
Astronomy Observatory. Cail xSOOl
tor info.
T U E
\r
Registration Closes, for league
bowling, one-day tjowling touma-
ment and table tennis singfes. Call
x3124 for info,
Russell Marker Biochemistry Lec-
ture; "The Mechanism of Enzyme
Action: Are We Too Much in
Awe?" Jeremy R, Knowles, Har-
vard U,, 11 a.m, 1325 Chemistry
BIdg. Call j(4114 for info.
Zoology Lecture: "Breeding
System Evolution in Minuius. "
Charles B, Fenster, noon, 1208
Zoo/Psych. BIdg. Gall x320i for
info.
Intemational Affairs Lecture:
"Science and Technology Policy in
China," Madame Dong Guilan, Na-
tional Research Center lor Science
& Technology, China, noon, 1112
A. V. Williams BIdg. Call x3008 for
info.
Department of Housing and
Design Lecture; "Newsroom
Technology for the Future," Jackie
Green, USA Today, 2 p.m.,
Maryland Room, Marie Mount Hal),
Cail X1543 tor info.
Physics Colloquium: "Relaxation
at the Angle of Repose and Other
Dynamics of Sand Piles," Sidney
Nagel, U. of Chicago, 4 p.m., 1410
Physics BIdg. Call x3S12 for info.
Undergraduate Admissions
Theatre Event; 'A Tribute to
Harlem," featuring a representation
of famous Black artists, directed by
Harry Elam, reception 6-7 p.m.,
performance, 7 p.m.. Colony
Ballroom. Call x560S for info.
Rim: "The Cotor Purpte," 7:30
p.m.. Centre ville Hall, discussion to
follow. Call X5605 for info.
Cambridge Community
Film; "Eyes on the Prize," 7:30
p.m., Cumt)erland Hall, discussion
to follow. Call X5606 for info.
Rim; "Bill Cosby on Prejudice,"
7:30 p.m., Chestertown HafI,
discussion to follow. Call x5605 for
info.
Hoff Theater Movie: "The 400
Bfows" and "The Little Thief," Call
X4987 for info.'
WED
/
Registration Begins, for team rac-
quetball and badminton singles.
Cail X3124 for info.
Employee Development Seminar:
"Performance Appraisal Seminar,"
William McCormick, Jr., 9 a.m.
•4 p,m.. Maryland Room. Marie
Mount Hall, $30. Call x48l 1 for
info. "
Campus Activtttes "Take Another
Look Fair," 10 a.m.-4 p,m , Grand
Ballroom, Stamp Union. Call x5605
for into,
Russell Marker Biochemistry Lec-
ture: The Catalytic Effectiveness
of an Enzyme: Origins and Evolu-
tion." Jeremy R. Knowles. Harvard
U, 11 a.m., 1325 Chemistry BIdg,
Call X4114 tor info.
Research & Devefopment
Meeting; "Development of ttie
Campus Accountability Plan,"
l^cie Lapovsky. noon. 0106
Shoemaker BIdg. CaJl x2932 tor
info,
Intemational Coffee l-lour, 3-4:30
p m., 0205 Jimenez Hall. Call
x4925 for into,
SUPC Issues & Answers Lec-
tures: "Removing Stress and ErTx>
tional Barriers" and "The Impor-
tance of Ancestral Worship," lyania
van Zandt, 4^ p,m. & 7 p,m.,
21 1 1 Stamp Union. Cail x5606 for
info.
Men's Basketball: Maryland vs,
Clemson, 7 p.m.. Cole Field
House Call x2123 for info.'
African American Studies Club
Cultural Evening, 7 p.m., place
TBA, Call x7665 for info,
Hoff Theater Movie: "The 400
Blows" and "The Little Thief." Call
X4987 for info.'
THU
Chinese New Year Celebration,
11 a,m.-3 p.m.. Grand Ballroom,
Stamp Union Call x2801 for info.
Graduate School Distinguished
Lecture: "Origins of Humankind,"
Richard Leakey. Director of Na-
tional Museums of Kenya, 3:30
p.m.. Center of Adult Educatkwi.
Call x2843 for info.
Meteorok>gy Seminar: "Towards
Monitoring Droughts from Space,"
G, Gutman. 3:30 p.m., 2114 Com-
puter & Space Sciences BWg. Call
X2708 for info.
Reliability Engineering Seminar:
■Reliability Programs at the Air
Force Institute of Technology," Ben
Williams, Air Force Center of Ex-
cellence for Reliability, 5:15-6:15
p.m.. 2115 Chemical & Nuclear
Engineering Bkjg. Call x 1941 for
info.
Black Coalition Lecture, featuring
Kwame Toure on the struggle of
Africans around the world, 8 p.m.,
place TBA. C^l x5605 for into.
Hoff Ttieater Movie; 2nd Anima-
tion Celebration. Call x4987 for
info.*
AAUW Lunch Bunch, the female
gender and math and science,
noon, Rossborough Inn, Call x3022
for info.
Mentel Health Lunch 'N Leam
Lecture: "Recent Findings in
Research on the Treatment of
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder,"
Terri Pigott, NIMH. 1-2 p.m.. 3100E
Health Center. Call x4925 for info.
Concert, featuring the Aviv Quartet
performing Mozart's Piano Quartet,
K. 478 in G Minor, Moredechai
Peter's Concertante and Faures
Second Piano Quartet Op. 45 in G
Minor, 8 p.m.. Tawes Recital Hall.
Call x6669 for info.
Hoff Theater Movie: 2nd Anima-
tion Celebration Call x4987 for
into.'
Men's Baskett>all: Maryland vs.
Duke. 4 p,m,. Cole Field House,
Call x2i23 for into.-
Women's Basketball; Maryland vs.
N.C. State. Cole Field House. Call
x2123 for info'
Artist Scholarship Benefit Con-
cert: "Happy Birthday, Mozart,"
leaturing the UM Chorus pertomn-
ing vocal chamber music by
Mozarl and Haydn; Linda Mabbs,
Edward Walters and Gerald
Fischbach performing Mozart's
Obligato Arias for voice, clarinet
and violin; the UM Symphony Or-
chestra performing the overture to
the "Marriage of Figaro"; and
pianists Anne Koscielny and
Thomas Schumacher performing
Mozarl s Double Piano Concerto in
E Flat Major, K 365, S p.m.. Tawes
Theatre, $10 standard admission,
$7 seniors and students. Call
X6669 for info,*
I
Intramural One-Day Bowling
Tounnament Call x3i24 for info.
University Community Concert:
Young Concert Artists 11: Ehc
Rusi<e, French horn, program TBA,
3 p.m., Tawes Recital Hall, $11
standard admission, $8,50 seniors
"*'**™:^
and students. Call x6634 for info.*
Black Students of Ellicott Com-
munity Film; "Blacks in White
America, ' 8 p.m , Ellicott 7
Lounge. Call x5605 for info.
Hoff Theater Movie: 2nd Anima-
tion Celebration. Call x4987 for
info,'
1
1
VMON
Art Department Minorities &
Women Lecture: featuring Sylvia
Snowden, Washington. D.C, area
painter. 12:30 p.m., Art/Sociology
BIdg. Call x0344/5 for info.
Department of Housing and
Design Lecture; "An Interior
Designer's Retrospective.
1970-1990," Ken Murray, interiors
Incorporated Washington, 1:30
p.m,, Maryland Room, Marie Mount
Hall. Call X1543 for info.
Campus Senate Meeting, Featur-
ing Charles F. Sturtz on
the Facilities Master Plan
3:30-6:30 p.m., 0126 Reckord
Armory. Call x4549 for info,
Panhellenic Council and Psi Phi
Fratemity Play: "For Colored Girls
Who Have Considered Suicide
When the Raintxiw Isn't Enough."
8 p.m., Hoff Theatre. Call x5605
for into.
Meteorology Department Public
Lecture: "Atmospheric Greenhouse
Gases and Climactic Change:
Scientific Knowledge and Social
Responses," Bert Bolin, U. of
Stockholm, Arrhenius Laboratory, 8
p.m., Auditorium, Center for Adult
Education, Call xe321 or x270e for
info.
TUE
Registration Ends, for team rac-
quetball and badminton singles.
Call X3124 for info.
Employee Benefits Orientation,
10 a.m., Multi Media Room, Horn-
bake Library. Call x6312 for info.
Zoology Lecture: "Tbe Steward-
ship Program of the Nature Con-
servancy," Robert Unasch, Nature
Conservancy, noon, 1208
Zoo/Psych. BIdg, Call x3201 for
info.
Cultural Events Committee Lunch
Concert, featuring the Latin
American and Spanish music of
David Burgess, noon-2 p.m.,
Stamp Union Atrium, Call x280l
for info.
Physics Colloquium: "What's New
in QCD," Alfred Mueller, Columbia
U., 4 p.m., 1410 Physics BIdg. Call
x3512 for into.
Film: "Bill Cosby on Prejudice,"
7:30 p.m., Chestertown Hall,
discussion to toltow. Call x5605 for
info,
Cambridge Community Rim: "A
Class Divided." discussion to
follow, 7:30 pm,. Cambridge D
Hall. Call X5605 for info.
Black Student Union Forum:
"The Blaci( Woman; Unity &
Respect," leaturing a panel of six
students, faculty and local Black
women professionals, 7:30 p.m.,
Tydings Hall, Call x35e2 for info.
Hoff Theater Movie: "A Dry White
Season." Call x4987 for info.'
Bt4
n
Registration Begins, tor doubles
table tennis. Call x3124 for info.
French Department Lecture: "Les
grandes Stapes de la litterature hai-
tienne: Acculturation et decultura-
tion," Marc Christophe, Howard U,,
10 a,m., 2120 Jimenez Hall. Call
x5605 for info.
Counseling Center Lecture:
"Blacks and Television Advertis-
ing," Eugene Robinson, 11:30
a,m.-l p.m., 0106 Shoemaker BWg.
Call X5605 for info,
Intemational Coffee Hour, 3-4:%
p.m., 0205 Jimenez Hall. Call
X4925 for info.
Hoff Theater Movie: "A Dry White
Season." Call x4987 for info.'
• Admission chctrRe JBt thii ft'^T^
S
Calendar infomiation may tie
sent to John Fritz, 2101 Turner
Laboratory or (via electronic
mail) to )lfritz@ pres.umd.edu.
Aduhs Health 8t Development
Pn^ram Aimounces Openings
The Adults Health and Development Prtjgram has openings for
adults W and older. This ! 8 year- old health education and physical
fitness prt>gram runs Feb. P-Apri! 28 on Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. -noon.
University and high school volunteers arc trained to work one-on-
one with older adults in such activities as yoga, tai' chai, bowling,
square dancing, games, weight training, etc. Spanish-speaking staff-
ers arc available. Health topics include physicaf fitness, stress, in-
telligent use of medications, hypertension, etc. Fee is !50 for the
semester. Full and partial scholarships are available. Call 454-5295
for more Information.
Sign-Up For the Lifeline Fitness Club
You can sign up now to be part of Campus Recreation Services'
Lifeline Fitness Club. The Lifeline Fitness Club is a four-month self-
directed program designed to help you start and stick to a regular
aerobic exercise routine. Choose one of the ten approved activities
and then exercise at your convenience. For each 15 minutes of
continuous aerobic exercise, you receive one point. T-Shirts will be
awarded to those who earn 100 points by May 31, 1990, lis free,
so drop by the CRS Office (1 104 Reckord Armory} to register. Call
454-3124 for more information.
OUHOGK
February 5, 1990
The Crucible Will Be Educational Experience for
High Sdiool Visitors
^ t University Theatre's ]>erfor-
/ [ mance of Arthur Miller's The
^^^ Crucible Wednesday,
^ JL Feb. 21, the emphasis
will be on education as much as
entertainment.
A-s part of an ongoing program, actors
will present a special performance of the
show at 9:45 a.m. Feb. 21 in Tawes
Theatre for an audience of area high
school students.
When the students view the show,
I hey will have already been prepped to
look for the play's historical allusions
and dramatic theme.H with the help of a
study guide provided by the Department
of Theatre After the performance, they
will have the opportunity to question ac-
tors, directors and .scene designers about
the production.
Since 19"'5. special performances for
high school students have been held
during the runs of most Tawes Theatre
shows, says Tawes Theatre manager Hill
Patterson. As many ;« 1 ,500 high school
students visit the campus for each
performance.
"The program serves several purposes.
These performances give students a
chance to sec quality theater at a
reasonable cost; it puts our student ac-
tors in front of a challenging audience:
and it gives high school students an op-
portunity lo sec our campus." Patterson
says.
"The Cmcihle. of course, is ideal for
this kind of program." Patterson says.
"The play is often taught in secondary
schools. Not only does it rai.se imporiam
moral questions and explore interesting
issues, hut there's also a great deal of
spectacle in the play."
The study guide for the show was
written was by Michael O'Hara, a
graduate student in theatre history and
criticism. In the study guide, O'Hara
describes in detail the play's two major
historical elements— the literal portrait of
the nth century Salem wiich trials and
the analogy to Joseph McCarthy's Senate
hearings on communism in the I95()s.
The narrative touches on such historical
figures as McCarthy, Richard Nixon and
Oliver Cromwell.
In general, the students respond best
tt) clas.sics tliai have a strong dramatic
element, Pattersim says.
Romeo and Juliet. Death of a
Snleamati and shows like that have had
an excellent response. Some of the
musicals— /««s Christ Superstar, Fur lie
and Little Shop of Horrors (last fall) —
have also been very popular."
While special performances are
routinely presented with the run of the
three shows held in Tawes Theatre each
year, there are exceptions. Patterson
says
Experimental or avant garde plays are
sometimes judged to be of little interest
to high school audiences as was the case
with the 1 98H-89 production of the
French absurdist play. The Umpire
Builders. Other .scripts have been seen
as inappropriate for the school audiences
—as was the case several years ago with
a show compiled from burlesque and
vaudeville material .
Happy Birthday, Mozart!
W. A. Mozart
Fur musicians and music lovers,
Mozart's birthday is a moveable feast. Fits
actual birth date is at the end of January,
but most ma-iicians are delighted to
celebrate it whenever their schedules
permit them to perform his sublime
music— and most audiences are equally
responsive,
A number of those performers'
schedules arc coming together on Satur-
day Feb. 10 at H p.m. in the Tawes
Recital Hall, when the university's
seventh annual "Happy Birthday Mozart '
concert will be presented.
Pan of the Artist Scholarship Benefit
Series, the Feb. 10 concert continues a
ptjpular tradition of programs featuring
university faculty in performance of
works by Moziiri and his contemporaries.
This year the musical treats will start
with vocal and chamber music of Haydn
and Mozart performed by the University
of Maryland t;horus under the direction
of Paul Traver.
Conductor William Hudson will then
lead the University of Maryland Sym-
phony Orchestra in all-Mozart selections
that showcase a variety of soloists. In-
cluded will be two ohligato arias for
voice and orchestra sung hy soprano Lin-
da Mabbs, one with clarinet soloist F:d-
ward Walters, one with violin soloist
Gerald Fischbach; the Overture to The
Marriage of Fiagro: and [lianists Anne
Kosciclny and Thomas Schumacher roun-
ding out the evening with the Double
Piano Concerto in F-flai Major. K. 65. All
.soloists arc on the music department
faculty, and ail proceeds go towards fun-
ding music scholarships.
Tickets are SU) {$" for students and
senior citizens), and include a reception
In addition, there arc no special
school performances of shows held in
the 100-seat Puglie.se Theatre. The
Pugliesc Theatre is simply too small to
make the program worthwhile, Patterson
says.
Public performances of The Crucible
are Feb. 15-18 and 11-1'\ in Tawes
Theatre, lames A. Petosa, artistic director
of the National Theatre's National Players
Touring Company, is serving as guest
director of the production. Daniel M.
Wagner, a (College Park alumnus and
Helen Hayes award winner, is the guest
scene designer.
For ticket Information call 454-220! ■
— Brian Biisek
after the concert to meet the artists. For
information call 4^4-6669. Fxpcrienced
concert-goers know to move quickly on
purchasing tickets: Mozart's birthday
whenever it is celebrated at College Park,
is almo.st always a sell-out.
Concert-goers will aiso want to watch
for two other potential .sell-out perfor-
mances that will complete the 1989-90
benefit series. The first is on March 2,
when the Gtiarneri String Quartet is
scheduled to perform. The t|uartet's
members, who liave tauglii on the Col-
lege Park faculty for the past seven years,
have been making music together con-
tinuously for 2*J years this season, an un-
precedented partnership in the world of
chamber music.
The final concert of the series on May
4 will feature Metropolitan and New York
City Opera baritone Dominic Cos.sa, also
a member of the mu.sic faculty He will
be joined by William Hudson and the
University of Maryland Symphony Or-
chestra in a program of o|:)cratic selec-
tions and lighter show tunes. Call
454-66(i9 for information about tickets—
before they get scarce— to these two up-
coming attractioas. ■
—titida Freettuin
Israeli Musicians Will Perform
in Free Concert
The .Aviv Quartet, a group of prize-
winning visiting musicians from Israel,
will perform a concert on Friday Feb.
at S p.m. in 'liiwes Recital Hall. Here on
the College l^rk campus as visiting ar-
tists who have come to be ctiached by
the tiuarneri String Quartet, the group is
tr:iveling under the auspices of the
American Israel Foundation. The quartet,
consisting of a pianist, violinist, \'ioIi,st
and cellist, will perform Morart's Piano
Quartet in ti Minor, K. 4"8j Mordechai
Peter's Concertonle and Fa u re's Sect)nd
Piano Quartet, Op, 45 in G Minor. The
concert is free and open to the public
Call 454-6669 f(jr inl'ormmion ■
Fcbnutry 5. 1990
Open Invitation to Participate in Workshop to
Plan Education Conference
A planning workshop for the College of Edueation's April 2 con-
ference on "UMCP in the 199()s: Preparing for an international
Decade" will be held Feb, 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Maryland
Room of Marie Motmi Hall. J, Rohcrt Dorfman, academic vice
president and provost, will address tlie planning workshop, which
is open to any UMCP faculty member or administrator interested in
helping plan the April conference. For more information, call
454-3008.
Fitness Walking Returns to Rcckord Armory
Campus Kecreaiion ."Services is once again offering its six-week in-
stniciional program for faculty, .staff and students intere.sted in
beginning a Illness walking regimen. Starting Feb. t, ihc free cla.ss
will meet Mon.. Wed., and Thurs, at noon. Those interested must
register by Feb. 8 at the CRS Office (1 104 Reckord Armory). For
more information, attend the Feb. 5 meciing at noon in 0112
Reckord Armorv, or call the CRS Office at 4S4-3124.
^aSEVPi
A Quest for Peace '|f
University EstabMes Baha'i Chair for World Peace "
Suh«tl Bushmi
/n the midst of strife- ridden
li-banon in the eady I98n.s. a
poet and a political scientist
found a "tmity of vision and
purpose."
Both men, Suheil Bushrui. now a
visiting profc.wor at the university's
Center for International Development
and Conflict Management, and Ed Azar,
the director for the Center for Interna-
tional Development and Conflict Manage-
ment, were working toward resolving the
conflict that was tearing their homeland
apart when they first met.
They were soon to realize, ihough,
that peace would first have to come to
the world, before finding its way to
Lebanon.
This unlikely union would later result
in the recent establishment of the Baha'i
Chair for ^Xnrid Peace at the Cniversity
of Maryland at College Park.
The endowed chair, which will require
51.500.000 to establish, will be dedicated
to the advancement of knowledge in
matters of conflict resolution and the
prnmoiion of peace and pro.sperity
thniughout the world.
After their first meeting in [/.'banon,
the paths of Bushrui and .\ar crossed
once again in 1985 in England, where
Bushrui was teaching at Oxford
l'ni\'ersity
"As we talked," recalled Bu.shrui, who
was raised in the Bahai faith, unlike A/ar,
"we came to realize that peace for
Lebanon was no longer an issue separate
from peace in the world. There were so
many conflicts in the workl and a need
for universal peace and unity.'
Azar urged Bushrui to come to the
univcrsitj' to "work together for Ubantjn
and the world.'
Bushrui agreed.
"I had no reservations whatsoever," he
says. "1 regarded my purpose tjf being
here at the university far more noble and
satisfying than belonging to a university
like Oxford."
They were an unlikely, but determined
team.
"Fd underst;inds conflict and
negotiations— how all of this is done."
says Bu.shrui "As a poet, 1 know what
can heal the human spirit. The arts can
be used as a great force in bringing
about peace in the world."
Liter in 1985. Bushrui came to the
universitv \Xhile liere, he and A?ar
tieveloped a cot)pemtive prognim on
cultures of peace and a summer program
on poetry and tlie images of peace.
That same year Bushrui also had the
"privilege and honor" of translating into
Arabic "The Promise of \Xbrld Peace.' a
statement by the l'niver.-ial Hoti.se of
Justice, the supreme governing body of
the Baha'i faith.
He shov^-ed Azar a copy. For the next
three years the two men discussed the
peace message of the Baha'is.
Then out of the blue, the idea of
creating a Baha'i Chair here seemed to
be something Ed began to think about."
says Bushrui. "VCc began to discuss
it serirmsly. "
The Baha'i faith, originated among the
Shia Muslims in Iran in the 19tli century,
emphasizes the .spiritual unity of
mankind.
Bnshrui's own father Badi', was raised
by Abdul Balia. the son of the founder
of the faith.
"We believe that we can be different
and w^ork together," says Bushrui. "'^'ou
don't have to quarrel all the time if you
arc different There are Baha'is in China.
Japan. America. India and Africa, and
they are united as whites, blacks, Jews,
Christians and Muslims."
According to Bushrui, the Baha'i
religion believes that peace is a condition
of mind and st)ul and that all peace .starts
from within.
"How do you expect people to feel
healthy and have peace within, if their
en\'ironmcnt is ugly and violent?" he
says.
After a committee representing the Na-
tional Spiritual Assembly of Baha'is of
the L'niied States visited the I'.MCP cam-
pits, an agreement was reached to
establish tlie Baha'i Chair.
"The committee saw the Center for In-
ternational Development and Conflict
Management and what it was trying to
do, and they were very impressed." says
Murray Polakoff. dean of the College of
Behavioral and Social Sciences.
"They came away with the realization
that this really is a university that
believes in the mitigation of conflict."
adds Polakoff
The purpose of the chair is to conduct
and publish research, design courses and
cxjnduct seminars in the fields of Baha'i
studies and wodd peace within an inter-
disciplinary context; to initiate public
fortnns for discussing the issues pro-
posed in the Statement of the Universal
House of Justice Faith, entitled, "The
Promise of Wortd Peace;" and to
establish academic linkages with and pro-
vide technical assistance to Baha'i institu-
tions in the fields t)f peace education
and international development.
Ed Azar
Bushrui is currently the director of the
Baha'i Chair for *brld i^'ace.
The Baha'i f Community has already
promised S3()(i.0()i) toward the chair.
"The tuiivcrsity must be congratulated
on liiis imaginative and innovative ap-
proach in esuiblishing this link with a
truly global society." says Bushrui.
And the poet atrd political .scientist
come one step closer to their dream —
wtjrld peace. ■
A special presentation was made arourKJ 1916 to honor 'Abdul Baha whose philanthropic deeds saved thousands of lives during War World
when he distributed thousands of tons of wheat to Middle East natiotis thai were sufferitig from severe famine. The above pteture shows
the knighthood investiture ceremony in honor of Baha (sealed), with Badi Bushmi, Suheil Bushrui's father, holding the framed citation.
QunocK
February 5, 1990
BSOS Seeks Nominations for Classified Staff
Award
The (;o!legc of Bthavioral and Social Sciences, which recognizes
excellence in service from its classified employees through an an-
nual awards programs, is seeking nominations of staff who slioiild
be considered for this year's award. Anyone affiliated with the Col-
lege Park campus, including supervisors, subordinates, peers or per-
sons .served, may make nominations. The deadline is Feb. 26. Call
Chris Wiihcrspoon at ■^54-5272 for information.
International Travel Funds Available
Funds are currently available to UMCP faculty to cover interna-
lional travel costs for collaboration, such as joint research pro-
grams, with professional colleagues at overseas institutions, Applica-
tions can be obtained from the Office of Imernationai Affairs. The
deadline for submitting the applications is Feb. 15. For more infor-
mation, call 454-.3008.
COJXEGE PARK PEOPLE
Elwood Gross:
Recycling Program Is ffis Latest ChaUenge
g^\ uring his 28 years as an
m M employee on the University
M M of Maryland at College Park
* -^ campus. Elwood Gross has
worked his way through the ranks, starl-
ing out as an auto mechanic and retiring
in 1^88 as assisiani director of Physical
Plant in Building and General Services.
He currently remains involved with
tile imiversiiy as consultant for the cam-
pus' recycling plan.
As part of his duties as assistant direc-
tor of general services, Cro.ss was in-
volved with making arraiigemems for all
the major campus activities, including
concerts, commencement , registration
and the occasional building dedication,
along with loial campus responsibility of
iinusckccping.
"It wasn't unusual to work three or
four nights a v\'eek on a special event
until two or three the next morning. " he
recalls. "Then you had to be back at
work the next day. Bui that's part of the
price you pay. The end result is what a
person decides he or she wants to make
out of lifc."
Gross' <!wn father worked on campus
in dining services for 43 years.
And alihough Gross has retired, he re-
mains busy— making good u,se of his
time and turning his attention to the
pressing issue of recycling as a course to
save the environ mem.
When Maryland passed its own man-
datory recycling law in I98H. Gnws
stepped into his present role as consul-
tant for the university's own recycling
plan.
Elwood Gross
"Several years ago 1 began looking in-
to this issue while still an assLstant direc-
u>r, ' he says. "And I began attending
seminars and such."
Besides being a consultant on the cam-
pus' recycling project, which should go
into action next fall under the supervi-
sion of Phy.sical Plant, Gross is also a
member of the state's recycling commit-
tee which is developing a pilot program
for all state de|xiriments.
'By recycling we can save trees and
will be able to reduce the amount of
landfill space," says Gross, a native of
College Park who enjoys being outside
and fishing. "All the wedands in New
York and New Jersey are filled with gar-
bage, and wc keep dumping it into the
ocean, as well. At some point this all has
to end."
Gross first began working for the
university in the auto shop as an appren-
tice in 1961 and was a full-iime auto
mechanic from 1962 to 1968.
He would go on to become a crew-
shoji foreman at tlie motor pool from
1968 lo 19^2.
In 1972 he came to work at physical
plant as supervisor for transportation.
Three years later he was promoted to
assistant superintendent for general .ser-
vices and then superintendeni in I9W),
Gross, v\'ho is also a real estate agent,
says that he didn't necessarily plan to
make his career on campus— it just .son
of turned out that way.
He says ilrai as a young man he had
decided that at the age of .^5 he would
decide whether to remain on campus or
not
When he did reach his 35th birthday,
though, he was the shop foreman at the
motor pool, a time that he describes as
"some of the best years of my life.'
' ' I never had any idea of reaching the
level of .superintendent or assistant direc-
tor," he says. "You just go about your
day-to-day activities. And I've been busy
ail' my life." ■
— Lisa Gtvgvry
Recycling Programs Are Catching On
The ciispo.sai of solid waste is rapidly
emerging as a major issue as existing
landfills overflow and sites for future
landfills ficcome scarce.
One option is recycling. It's an option
that is catching on in a big way.
Last war the Maryland state legislature
passed House Bill "'l-i which provides for
the creation of an Office of Recycling
w ithin the Department of luivironment.
Among other things, the new law re-
quires that by July I, sLite agencies
develop a recycling plan that will reduce
the stream of solid waste they generate
for disposal by at least 20 percent. By
January 1. 1992, each .state agency and
unit of state government must implemeni
its recycling plan.
According to Elwood Gross, the cam-
|ius recycling program will involw
students, faculty and staff. It will include
fi\'c general components: classroom and
office buildings, composting, resident
halls and apartments, dining halls and
rcstiiu rants, and existing programs that
recycle .scrap metal and \\^sie oil. Almost
28 tons of recyclable waste is generated
by the cam]>us rac/i day.
tiross believes that first phase of the
campus plan can begin by September
with the campus-wide collection of high
grade paper, aluminum cans and glass
and could Lie fully implemented by
spring 1991. The second phase of the
plan— the collection of mixed papers
such as cardboard, magazines,
newspaiXTS. file folders, etc.)— could go
into effect by fall 1991.
One organixition that has been collec-
ting and recycling campus-generated
waste since VP2 is the all-student En-
vironmental Conscr\'ation Organi/iition
(ECO). Last year ECO recycled more than
1 ,000 tons of materials at its campus-
based Recycling Center.
Keclaimed were some 560 tons of
newspaper, 270 tons of glass, 60 tons of
cardboard, 50 tons of computer paper,
35 tons of high-grade paper, 12 tons of
tin. jt tons of liimetal, and 10 tons of
aluminum.
Much of ECO's recycling effort is car-
ried out (Mi-campus, hut the center,
located at Uossbo rough Line and Cam-
pus Drive, is also open to receive
materials from the College Park com-
munity The bulk of the new,spaper and
glass recyclables come from ihe coin-
munity Recently ECO purchased a new
glass crusher and a can crusher
ECO says it is launching a dorm
recycling program and will place
aluminum can collection boxes in cam-
pus residence hails.
Gross says ECO will play a key role in
helping devekip and implement the cam-
pus recycling plan and will be involved
in all phases of the project.
Earlier this year the City of College
Park itself began a pilot program of
recycling. The program is aimed at
reducing ihe amount of trash now going
into county landfills by .^5 percent over
the next five years. Residents taking part
in the program separate paper bottles
and aluminum which are picked up by
country refuse trucks. ■
—Thm Oliivll
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QunxxK
February 5, 1990
Mefflorial Scholarship Funds Established
William John Bailey, dS, a professor and research chemist in the
Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, died Dec. i"^ at a hospital in
Honolulu after a heart attack. A memorial symposium in his honor
will be held in August at the National Meeting of the American
Chemical Society in Washington. DC. Memorial contributions can
be made tt> the William J. Bailey Scholarship Fund, care of the
Dept. of Chemi.siry.
Norman R.S. Hollies, 67, a professor in the Dept. of Textiles and
Consumer Economics, died of cancer Dec. "" at his home in Mon-
tross, Va. after a long illness. A memorial service was held Dec. 9 at
St, Luke's Episcopal Church in Bethcsda. Memorial contributions
may be made to the Northern Neck Hospice, #10 Lancaster Dr., trv-
ing'ton. Va. 22480
Ralph D. Myers, 7" professor emeritus of physics, died at his
home in (College Park Jan 6 after a long iJlness. A memorial service
was held Jan 26 in Memorial Chapel. Memorial contributions can
be made to the Kalph D, Myers Scholarship Fund, care of the Dept.
of Phvsics and Astronomy.
John Bans to Hold Martin Marietta Chair in Systems Engineerii^
John Baras
John Baras, professor of electrical
engineering here who ha^; directed the
university's Systems Res-carch Center
since iis inception in 198^. has been
named to fill the .Martin Marietta Chair in
Systems Engineering.
The appointment, effective Feb. I. was
announced by George Dieter dean of
the College of Engineering.
Baras. an internationally rectjgnized
authority in systems research, will con-
liniie 10 direct the center until a new
director is appointed. A naiionwide
search will begin immediately to find his
successor.
The Martin Marietta Chair was
established by a Sl.^ million endowment
fund from the aerospace systems and in-
fortnatiun teehnt)Iogy company. Martin
Marietta was the firsi industrial sustaining
partner of the Systems Kesearch Center
Throughout my career. I have
henehtcd tnim the interaction and sup-
port of many people; they should share
the credit for this special recognition."
Baras said. T would like to thank my
studcnt.s, both in the cla.ssroom and in
the research laboratory, for keeping me
continuously challenged and active, 1
have al.so been fortunate to w(^rk with
many distinguished faculty colleagues
here at Marvland and elsewhere. 1 am
Female Faculty Salary Study
continued from page I
study included 1,1)0" male and IKO
female full-time instructional and
research faculty who hofd doctr>ral
degrees and the rank i>f professor,
as.sociate or as.sistant professor
It showed that for the \Hh women
studied in I9SH, total actual salaries were
$".')2i more than the predicted salaries.
In 1987 women's total actual salaries had
been 51733(1 less than predicted .\ctual
salaries for women in the study popula-
tion were an average l,(i percent more
than their predicted salaries in 19HK,
whereas they had been 3 percent less
than their predicted .salaries in 198"
For women who held the rank f)f full
professor, tot.il actual salaries were
smaller than their predicted salaries in
both 198" and 1988. In 1987 the 39
female professors total salaries were
S7050 less than predicted, and in i9K8
the iO professors' total salaries were
519.-419 le.ss than predicted. .Actual
salaries for female full professors In 1988
were an average fl." percent less than
their predicted salaries
For female as.sociaie pn ife.ssors, total
actual salarie.s were larger than their
predicted salaries in both t9B" and 198H,
Wimen associate professors' actual
salaries were $4,890 more than predicted
in 1988.
For w<imen assistant professors, actual
salaries were S 19,04^ more than
predicted in 198H, whereas they had
been SIS,]";) less than predicted in 198".
Institutional Studies Director Marilyn
Brown says. "The critical variables that
describe faculty quality and productivity
arc not easily quantified and are not ac-
counted for in the statistical analysis
However the college review- process does
consider these variables. Because these
and other important variables are not in-
cluded in the statistical study, the salary
differences found in the study must be
interpreted carefully."
For copies of the study, please call
4'54-451i. ■
Indoor Air Quality Tksk
Force Reappointed
While the nature of indtwr air quality
prf)blems in recent years has not been as
urgent as when the Indoor Air Quality
Task Force was initially formed. Charles
Sturtz. vice president for administrative
affairs, has decided to continue the
gnnip as a precautionary mea.sure.
Sturtz has reappointed Fmnk Brewer,
director f)f Phvsical Plant, as chair Other
members of the task force include Ted
Allen. Piant Maintenance and Engineer-
ing; John IJielec, Administrative Affairs;
Edward Blackburn, Environmentiil Safety:
Margaret [iridwell, Health Center; David
Falk, .'Wademic Affairs; Ro/ Hi chert,
Public Inlbrmaiion; Harry Kriemelmeyer,
.Administrati\e Affairs: Terry Rtjach.
k'gal Staff ■
thankful to all of them for fruitful col-
labt>rations and 1 look forward to future
ones. As Martin Marietta Chair holder, I
plan, in addition to further research in
systems engineering, to devote substantial
time to innovative engineering education,
especially undergnitkiatc. and to promo-
teengineering and technology awareness
to the .society at large."
Baras lias been a member of the
Department of Electrical Engineering t)f
the College of Engineering and the Inter-
disciplinary Program in .applied
Mathematics faculty since 19"'.V He holds
a B.S. degree in electrical engineering
from the National Technical Tniversity.
Athens, Greece, and M.S. and Ph.D.
degrees in applied mathematics with a
specialization in control and systems
theory from Harvard Cniveisity
He has worked on a great variety of
topics in systems engineering, specifically
in control, communication and relevant
computer engineering problem.s and as a
.scientist and engineer he has consistently
strived to balance theoretical and applied
research ,
■John Baras has demonstrated extraor-
dinary entrepreneurial talent in the
esublishmeni (jf the Systems Research
Center at College Park. " said Dieter "At
the same time, he has maintained an im-
pressive record of research. It is rare that
the skills of administration and scholar-
ship are found in the same individual '
Esuhlished as one of the National
Sciejice Foundation'.s original Engineering
Research Centers, the Systems Research
Center, in cooperation with Harvard
University's fJivision of Applied Sciences,
specializes in the design and develop-
ment of realtime automation and infor-
mation engineering systems. The center
has an active Industrial Affiliates Program
that involves 20 companies including at
the top level, (Ajntel, Martin Marietta,
Westinghouse, Texas Instruments and
I'nisys. ■
-^Hm (Hwrl!
Public Affairs Students Launch Journal
hihlh Afieiula. a twice -yearly journal
of public j>olicy has been launched by
students in the School of Puhlie Affairs.
The publication, written, edited, pro-
duced and owned by students, is intend-
ed to provide an open forum for debate
on various I'S. public policy issues
Articles represent various perspectives
including the environment, public
finance national security and the role of
the ( .S. government in private enterprise
The first issue of I'sthUi Agenda.
Ispring^iummcr 19891. foctised on energy
and the environment; the fall /winter 19H9
issue is devoted to technology and
policy The journals co-editors-in-ehief
are Rachel Flei.shman and Richard Philip
Keigwin. Jr
The lead article in the latest i.ssue was
written by Steve Fetter, assistant pro-
fessor and deals with START verification
New 4-H Center
Other jrticles look at Japan .s aerospace
industry. Japans third world developmeiil
strategy, low-tech solution.s, and the
management of technok)gical innovation,
and an examination of contemporary
relations between the Soviet I'nicm and
India All are written by graduate
student.s
On ^Xi'dnesday Feb ~ from " to 9
pm, in the Morrill Hall Student Lounge,
the School of Public Affairs and its alum
ni a.ssociation will ho.si a book party and
reception to honor the latest issue of the
journal It will be an oj^portunity for
guests to meet the authors and discuss
the articles as well as topics for future
issues Tho.se interested in aitein.lii\g are
asked to RSVP to Sue Krucgcr at x6l93
by Feb. S.
The editors say the\- ex|Xct I'tiMic
Afumda to appear quarterly next year ■
One of the newer buikllngs on i^mpus, the Maryland 4-H Center is located at the intersection
of University Boulevard and MetzeroH Road. The nearly SI mi II ran building was paid for by state
grants ar>d by funds raised by 4-K volunteers. It houses the offices of the Maryland 4'H Founda-
tion and meeting rooms used by the Cooperative Extension Service. The Maryland 4-H Center
was dedicated to the University of Maryland through an arrangement with the Ck)operative Exten-
sion Sen/ice,
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