Outlook / the University of Maryland, College Park (1990)

Volumn 4, Number 19

Residence Hall Students with Fall 1989
4.0 Grade Point Average Honored

Annapolis Hall residents in one of the designated study rooms

Committee To Develop College
Park Accountability Plan

M M ow docs a university go

m—m about measuring the quality
■ m of the educational experience
JL* JL of its students and the quali-
ty of life of its students, faculty and staff?
What kind of indicators can be
used to define and measure intellectual
excitement? How can you determine if
an academic program is improving — and
whether it is gaining in national stature?

These questions relating to the goals of
this institution and indicators that can
help track the university's success at
achieving its goals arc by no means easy
to answer. Hut a committee recently ap-
pointed by President William E. Kirwan
currently is grappling with these— and
even more difficult issues. Its charge: to
create a performance accountability plan
that examines the goals of the campus
for the next five years, specifies the in-
dicators that can be. used to measure pro-
gress towards attaining these goals, and
states where the campus is positioned
today relative to accomplishing its goals.

The development of the university's
first "Performance Accountability Plan"
has been initiated in response to the
legislative mandate of Senate Bill 459 and
the requirements of the Maryland Higher

Education Commission (MHEC), Each in-
stitution in the new university system
created by this legislation likewise is
responsible for formulating its own ac-
countability plan. Ail of them will be
submitted to MHEC for review and ap-
proval.

To get started on the process of
developing a plan in less than a year, last
fall Kir wan appointed Lucie Lapovsky as
a Special Assistant to the President. With
a Ph.D. in economics from College Park
and 13 years of experience as a Director
of Finance and Facilities at the State
Board for Higher Education, now MHEC.
Lapovsky is exceptionally well-qualified
to undertake the difficult assignment
given her.

Since last October she has been im-
mersed in interviewing department heads
and deans, gathering and analyzing infor-
mation on university programs, and
assessing the kinds of documents, data
and comparisons with peer institutions
that are vital to creating a plan that suc-
cessfully delineates the goals of the
university and shows whether College

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rwo hundred and eighty-six
residence hall students who
earned a perfect 4.0 grade
point average (g.p.a.) during
the 1989 fall semester will be honored at
the "Outstanding Academic Achievement
Banquet" this evening in the Stamp
Union Grand Ballroom.

Sponsored by the Division of
Academic Affairs and the Department of
Resident Life, the banquet, which begins
at 6-A5 p.m., will also include faculty
members invited by students to join
them. The guest speaker is Diana
Jackson, assistant dean of the College of
Behavioral and Social Sciences.

While this is the first "Outstanding
Academic Achievement Banquet" for resi-
dent students, the guest list includes an
additional 175 eligible students from fall
of 1988. And from fall 1988 to fall 1989.
the number of resident students earning
a 3-5 g.p.a. or better increased from 480
to 1,200, During this time, the total
residence hall population decreased by
300 students to 7700 campus-wide.

"Clearly, the campus initiatives to raise
admissions standards and reduce enroll-
ment are reflected in the success of resi-
dent students," says Patricia Mielke, direc-
tor of the Department of Resident Life.

But Mielke also acknowledges that re-
cent efforts to improve the academic en-
vironment of residence halls may be pay-
ing off. especially with new students.
The majority of resident students with a
3.i g.p.a. or better arc first- time full-time
freshmen.

The special efforts to recognize
outstanding residence hall students began
in the fall of 1988 when Mielke and
William Thomas, vice president for stu-
dent affairs, sent letters to congratulate
students who received a 3.5 g.pa or
better. They have continued to send
these letters and have received positive
feedback from students.

"I'm very pleased with how the
residence halls are helping students suc-
ceed," says Thomas. "The whole living-
learning environment for on-campus
students is improving, and we're seeing
the benefits of hard work by students
and the residence hall staff."

Other initiatives that have helped im-
prove the academic environment in the
residence halls Include:

• The formation of an Academic En-
vironment Committee to advise the
Department of Resident Life;

• The opening in March, 1989 of the
Annapolis Community Center for
residents of the South Hill Community.
This brought to 19 the number of
specially furnished and equipped study
locations in residence halls, in addition
to the two existing community centers
and more than 55 unit lounges;

• The addition in February, 1989 of
more than 90 computer workstations,
some stand alone, most with connections
to the university's mainframes. This
brought the number of workstations

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Sturtz Describes Master Planning
Effort At Senate Meeting

Inside

The Elegant Pleasures of
Theoretical Physics

Gates "plays" with superstring theory.

In the 21st century, the College Park
campus may be a place with more park-
ing garages, more pedestrians and much
more office, laboratory and classroom
space, according to Charles Sturtz, vice
president for administrative affairs.

Stiirtz made these and other observa-
tions about the shape that the campus
may take during the next 15 years in a
speech to the Campus Senate Feb. 12.
Sturtz drew his observations from
preliminary work on the Facilities Master
Plan, a document that will provide a
framework for construction and renova-
tions through the year 2004.

Preparation of the plan began last
spring and will continue through
July. Outside consultants are working with
campus steering and technical commit-

tees and staff members in Sturtz' division
to complete the report. Final approval
will rest with President William E. Kir-
wan and his cabinet.

Although the effort is still in progress,
Sturtz commented on ideas that have
emerged thus far.

Foremost is the goal of expanding the
amount of space on campus during the
next 15 years to alleviate a space
shortage. Based on state planning
guidelines, the campus, with its current
nine million square feet of space, is near-
ly three million square feet short of
space, Sturtz said.

When the amount of space currently
available at College Park is compared

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A Harmonious Relationship

The Guarneri Quartet celebrates its
silver anniversary,..

5

In Search of Black History

Annapolis archaeology project uses
partnership approach

6

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Outlook

February 26, 1990

Ayyub Wins ASCE Achievement Award

Bilal M. Ayyub, associate professor of civil engineering, has won
the American Society of Civil Engineers' (ASCE) 1989 Edmund
Friedman Young Engineer Award for Professional Achievement.
The annual award goes to ASCE members 32 years old or younger
who have attained significant professional achievement. Ayyub was
honored for his exceptional technical competence and integrity. He

currently works in the area of risk-based design and assessment in
civil engineering related to buildings, bridges, off-shore structures,
industrial facilities, construction engineering and marine vessels.
Ayyub is the general chairman of the first International Symposium
on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, sponsored by L1MCP and
scheduled to be held here in December.

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT

Theories and Thought

Exploring the Mind of a Theoretical Physicist

■ Mf /hen James Gates talks about
[ / physics, his eyes grow wide
m/m/ and bright His voice rises
r V and quickeas. It's as if he's
just fallen in love.

"I probably shouldn't tell you this; it's
sort of a secret among theoretical
physicists, but we're having a lot of fun,
more fun than people imagine," confides
this professor of physics, "Do you
remember that new toy you got for
Christmas? Well, it usually was fun to
play with it for about three weeks, hut
then it got old. Theoretical physics is the
toy that never gets boring,"

Gates* favorite toy is something called
superstring theory. It is not an easy toy
to play with. Like Eiastein's theory of

'Theoretical
physics is the
toy that never
gets boring. "

relativity, it requires complex explana-
tion, but it seeks to order the universe in
the simplest way possible.

Explaining how the universe works is
not your average job. but many people
do have misconceptions about the daily
routine of the theoretical physicist.

"Theoretical physics is not a solitary
endeavor," Gates explains. "I don't stand
at my chalk board by myself all day do-
ing math problems. It requires a lot of

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interaction with my colleagues. My col-
leagues and I are constantly exchanging
ideas back and forth. We live in a sea of
ideas,"

For Gates, the earth on which the sea
of ideas floats is the computer. "The
computer is now essential," he stresses.

The computer lets him interact with
colleagues that he once might never have
met. Last year he was sitting in his office
when he received computer mail from a
physicist in Switzerland who had ques-
tions about a paper Gates had written.
Gates sent back the answers. Then came
more questions and more answers and
more questions— and the two realized
that maybe they should write a paper
together. They did.

"I had never seen him. but with the
computer, we worked together as if he
were sitting right next to me," Gates says.

The life of a physicist revolves around
questions and answers. There are always
more of the former than the latter, but
Gates likes it that way. The quest for the
answers, the pursuit of the ultimate
theory, the endless possibilities— that's
what keeps his mind energetic.

Gates takes an unanswered question
and studies the problem thoroughly. He
pours through the literature on the sub-
ject and works on calculations.

"I familiarize myself with the problem,
and then 1 stop."

Then, later, the answer will come to
him. Sometimes like the flash of a bulb.
Sometimes in dribbles. Hell go back, do
the math, see if the answer makes sense.

"I'm not sure if all theoretical physics
is done this way. but I know it works for
me.

"A colleague once told me, James, you
do physics like an artist.' People don't
think physics is like art, but I think
painters and sculptors must work the
same way I do. Somehow, it just comes
to you."

The answers have been coming to
Gates for a long time. He received his
undergraduate degrees in mathematics
and physics from MIT and his Ph.D. in
physics from MIT as well. He studied
quantum field theory. Gates was never
one to shy away from the hard questions.

Textiles Student
Earns Fellowship

Ann Wass, a Dept. of Textiles and
Consumer Economics' doctoral can-
didate, has been named a 1 989 recipient
Of the Sullivan Fellowship by the
Museum of American Textile History in
Andover, Mass. Wass is using the fun-
ding to further research for her disserta-
tion, "The Use of Synthetic Dyes in
19th-century American Textile In-
dustry,"

S. James Gates

"When I was a graduate student
Finishing up in 19 7 7, ] learned about a
new theory called supersymmctry,
Because it was a totally new field, 1
figured I had a good shot at making a
name for myself in it. It was unlike or-
dinary quantum field theory."

Quantum field theory and its parent,
particle theory, assume that matter is
composed of indivisible, point-like ob-
jects. When physicists talk of leptons and
quarks and photons, they are speaking of
these point-like objects.

Particle theory explains the universe
quite well. It helped scientists understand
nuclear fission and electro magnet ism,
which brought with it the development
of the telephone, electric motors, televi-
sions and other modern-day
conveniences.

Particle theory has its problems,
however. It cannot adequately explain
the quantum theory of gravity.

But in the world of superstring theory,
the fundamental building blocks of

nature are strings, not particles. This
theory has some advantages in that it ex-
plains gravity and gives a unified descrip-
tion of nature. To make the current
theory work, however, it would require a
world with more than three dimensions.
Our universe as we know it, only has
three. More questions to be answered.

And so Gates finds himself struggling
with the questions and the math and a
theory to explain our universe in the
simplest terms. If he or his colleagues are
successful, like the theory of elec-
tromagnetism, superstring theory could
bring endless possibilities for new
technologies,

"The pace of the research is slowing
down, however," Gates explains. "There
arc some important questions that we're
having trouble answering. Hopefully. I'm
asking the questions that could possibly
get us around these impasses."

Someday, the bulb will flash. ■

—Jan Harliley

"Career Move" Seminar Responds to
Workplace Changes

Making a long-term commitment to a company may no longer be
the right path to guaranteed career success, "Moving up within an
organization is not the way to develop a career anymore,' ' says
Mac Saddoris, Career Development program director. "To make the
most of a career, new college graduates need to develop new skills,
to become entrepreneurial workers who can effectively network
with others. The concept of networking will have to become a
way of life if today's graduates expect to be well placed 10 to 15
years from now." The campus Alumni Association and the Career
Development Center is planning a day-long career planning seminar

for College Park alumni and other adults who are considering
career changes. The seminar will be held Saturday, March 17.
Registration priority will be given to graduates of the university.
Registration deadline is March 7. The seminar will be held in the
Grand Ballroom Lounge of the Stamp Student Union from 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is II 10 for Alumni Association members and
1135 for other Maryland alumni and the general public. It is the
first in an on-going series of outreach programs for graduates being
offered by the Alumni Association, says Saddoris, who directs alum-
ni professional development programs and who will lead the
seminar.

QUTWOK

February 26, 1990

Inclusionary Language Workshop Will Help
Keep Bias Out of University Publications

The first of a series of workshops is
being held on Feb, 27 for selected
university personnel with responsibilities
for publications to acquaint them with
the university's new Guidelines for Us-
ing Inclusionary Language and II lustra-
tions in University Publications.

These guidelines will assist staff
members to implement the university's
"Policy on Inclusionary Language,"
developed by the President's Commis-
sion on Women's Affairs and endorsed

by the Campus Senate last spring

The policy specifies that "Those
preparing official university publications
or written communications shall accor-
dingly avoid biased language of two
kinds: 1) using generic masculine words
or titles to refer to all persons; and 2)
using terms or expressions that reinforce
inappropriate, outdated, or demeaning
attitudes or assumptions about persons
or groups based on age, disability,
ethnicity, gender, national origin, race.

religion, or sexual orientation. When il-
lustrations are included in publications,
they shall be chosen to reflect diversity.
Care shall he taken to ensure thai
women, minorities and disabled persons
are portrayed in no n -stereotypical ways "

The workshop will focus on how to
create publications that reflect and repre-
sent diversity. Participants will have the
opportunity to review and critique the
guidelines, and recommendations for
their format and use will be incorporated

prior to their campus-wide dissemina-
tion, planned for March.

The workshop will be presented by
Betty Schmitz, special assistant to the
president. Reese Cleghom, interim vice
president for Institutional Advancement,
will make opening remarks. The
workshop is co-sponsored by Institu-
tional Advancement and the President's
Office. ■

Academic Environment Improving
in Residence Halls

continued from page I

available in residence halls to about 110;
• Creation of the Faculty Programming
Fund for faculty, residents and staff to
provide for programs that encourage
more faculty/student interaction outside
the classroom.

As a result of this last initiative, last
semester. F.kpo Eyo, professor of art
history, took students to an African-
American museum. Peter Wolfe, professor
of mathematics lectured on the use of
statistics in sports while on a bus to an
Oriole's game, and students held a Party
With Profs at the Cambridge Lounge. Of
the original $10,000 in the fund, 55,000
currently is available for future projects
(call x^009 for applications and informa-
tion).

In addition to these programs, a new
cooperative arrangement with the English
department has resulted in three sections
of ENGL 101 being taught in the
residence halls. Now, instead of trekking
across campus to the basement of the
Armory or Ritchie Coliseum, students
can take their first or last class of the day
right downstairs from their rooms.

In addition, proctorcd study lounges
now exist in the Bel Air and Chestertown
halls, and renovations are scheduled to
be completed in 1991 to make Anne
Arundel Hall an Honors House for
students in the L'niversity Honors Pro-
gram and Dorchester Hall an Interna-
tional House for students who want to
enhance their knowledge of the world
and its people.

The efforts to improve the academic
environment of the residence halls may
also be resulting in a positive side effect:
fewer behavior incidents. For fall 1989,
reported incidents of alcohol violation,
lighting, harassment/pranks, noise, and il-
legal drugs were down to 474 compared
to 1135 in fall 1987. says Mielke.

She also reports that the residence
halls have something they haven't had in
20 years: vacancies. With the reduction
of students, Resident Life will be con-
verting old Leonardtown Hall into hous-
ing for graduate and older students. They
are also allowing residents of Prince
George's and Montgomery counties to
live in the residence halls for the first time.

Pat Mielke

Mielke also hopes to better serve
residents and continue these trends by
adding more resident assistants. She says
the current ratio of resident assistants to
students is 75-80 to 1. UMCP's peer in-
stitutions have a 40-45 to 1 ratio.

"We think the parents and students
will be more attracted to residence halls
in the future," says Mielke, "Studies show
that resident students are more part of
the campus community, have better
grades and are more inclined to
graduate" ■

—John Fritz

Accountability Plan to Assess
Achievement of University Goals

continued from page 1

Park actually is on target in ac-
complishing them.

On January 30. Kirwan convened a
new Advisory Committee for the
Development of I'MCP's Accountability
Plan to help Lapovsky create the plan. In
discussing the committee's charge, Kir-
wan said, "As yoti guide the development
of the plan, it is important to keep in
mind the campus' role and mission state-
ment and the recently developed
Enhancement Plan. You should develop a
plan that reflects both of these
documents, is tied closely to the goals
established in the Enhancement Plan,
and includes specific targets whenever
possible."

The committee is headed by Robert
Lissitz. Department of Measurement,
Statistics and Evaluation. Lissitz has
published extensively in the areas of
testing, assessment and data analysis. He
has also conducted accountability studies
for NASA, HCFA, and GPO and is begin-
ning a new project with the IRS to
develop a computer-based diagnostic
assessment system.

The committee includes; Frank Brewer
(Physical Plant), John Burt (College of
Physical Education, Recreation and
Health). Roz Hicbcrt (Public Information).
Norbcrt Hornstein (Linguistics Program).
Martin Johnson (Curriculum and Instruc-

tion), David Lockard (International Clear-
inghouse on Science and Mathematics
Curricular Development), William McLean
(Academic Affairs), Gerald Miller
(Chemistry and Biochemistry). Linda
Scovitch (Student Affairs), Richard Samp-
son (Student Affairs), M. Susan Taylor
(Business and Management), Thelma
Williams (Computer, Mathematical, and
Physical Sciences), Lisa Wicderlight
(undergraduate student) and Cindy
Colclla (graduate student).

With the assignment to complete its
work by the end of April, the committee
is already meeting weekly and has plans
to meet with selected internal and exter-
nal groups. Lissitz and Lapovsky already
have met with or scheduled meetings
with many administrative unit and
academic department chairs as well as a
variety of others so that they can en-
courage input from many campus
sources. Their preliminary meeting
schedule for the next few weeks in-
cludes: President's Commission on
Women's Affairs, Feb. 26; President's Stu-
dent Advisory Council, March 1; Equity
Council. March 7; Pease Implementation
Committee, March 9; Deans' Council,
March 19 (tentative).

Those interested in making further sug-
gestions or receiving more information
may contact Lissitz at 454-3413 and
Lapovsky at 454-4795. ■

— Roz Htebert

Facilities Master Plan Discussed

continued from page 1

with that of peer institutions, the short-
fall is even greater. The campus is par-
ticularly deficient in research and library
study space. Sturtz said.

The master plan is likely to recom-
mend an additional four million square
feet of space for the campus during the
next 15 years, Sturtz said.

In addition, the report will provide a
list of recommended improvements and
a timetable for their construction. While
Sturtz noted that such a list is certain to

evolve after release of a report, it reflects
several tendencies the campus is likely to
follow in future construction.

With the campus physical plant
becoming more crowded, a trend toward
buildings with greater density is likely.
New building projects would need to be
planned along a timetable that avoided
an excess of heavy construction at any
particular time, surface parking lots are
likely locations for new buildings, a
development that would necessitate the

construction of more parking garages.

Planners also envision a reduction of
vehicular traffic in the center of the cam-
pus, Sturtz says. The report is likely to
propose closing Campus Drive between
the North Gate and the Stamp Student
Union. Access routes to the center of the
campus for public transportation and
emergency traffic would remain under
the plan, Sturtz saw. ■

—Brian Busek

OcmooK

February 26, 1990

m

^ February i

alendar

Honor Outstanding Clerical and
Secretarial Staff

The President's Commission on Women's Affairs is again spon-
soring a program to recognize outstanding clerical and secretarial
employees at College Park, who will be honored at a Personnel
Practices Conference luncheon in May. Nominations and letters of
support must be submitted by March 9. For information and
nominating forms, call the chair of the 1990 selection commit-
tee, Linda Seovitch at 4S4-2925.

February 26 to March

international Security Studies
Lecture: "The Future of Space
Reconnaissance," Jeffrey
Richetson, National Security Ar-
chive, 11:45 a.m., Student Lounge,
Morrill Hall. Call x4344 for info.

College of Engineering Black
History Month Lecture: "Meeting
the Technological Challenges of
the 1990s," Horace L. Russell.
U.S. Air Force, noon, 1202
Engineering Classroom Bldg. Call
x6347 for info.

Computer Science Colloquium:

"New Directions in Testing,"
Richard J. Lipton, Princeton U„ 4
p.m., 0111 Classroom Bldg. Call
x4244 for info.

Space Science Seminar: Title
TBA, Qian Wu, 4:30 p.m., 1113
Computer/Space Sciences Bldg.
Call X3136 for info.

Panhellenic Council Debate,
featuring Mark Mathabane, author
of Kaffir Boy, and Stuart Pringle,
13th generation Afrikaner. 7:30
p.m., place TBA. Call x5605 for
info

Tokyo International Music
Ensemble, "New Tradition," Toshi
tchiyanagi, director, featuring works
by Cage, Takemitsu, Sawai, Ishii.
Kanno, Hosokawa and a world
premiere by Toshi Ichiyanagi, 7:30
p.m., Tawes Recital Hall. Call
x6669 for info. •

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U E

Registration Ends, for doubles
badminton. Call X3124 for info.

Zoology Lecture: "Implications of
Streamflow Variability and Predict-
ability for Stream Biota," LeRoy
Poff. noon. 1208 Zoo/Psych. Bldg.
Call x3201 tor info.

French Department & Swiss Em-
bassy Lecture: "Sur les traces du
promeneur solitaire: Vagabondage
irtteraire autour de Geneve,"
Maurice Davier, 2nd Secretary,
Swiss Embassy, Washington, 2
p.m.. Language House Multipur-
pose Room. Call x4303 for info.

Art Department Minorities &
Women Lecture: sculptor Ursata
Von Rydingsvard will discuss her
work, 3:00 p.m., Art/Sociology
Bldg. Call x0344/5 for info.

Graduate School Distinguished

Lecture: "Origins of the Atomic
Bomb," Richard Rhodes, writer
specializing in nuclear energy, 3:30
p.m., 0204 School of Architecture
Auditorium. Call x2843 for info.

Physics Colloquium: "Phase
Transitions in Josephson Junction
Arrays." Christopher Lobb, 4 p.m.,
1410 Physics Bldg. Call x3512 for
info.

SEE Lecture, "Abortion Debate,"
featuring Nat Hentoff and Judy
Goldsmith, N.O.W., 7 p.m., Colony
Ballroom, Stamp Union. Call x4546
for info.

University Theatre: "The Singular
Life of Albert Nobbs," by Simone
Benmussa, translated by Barbara
Wright, 8 p.m., Rudolph E.
Pugliese, $7 standard admission.
$5.50 seniors and students, pro-
duction runs today-March 4 and
6-11. Call X2201 for info. -

Hoff Theater Movie: "Raging
Bull." Call X4987 for info."

Counseling Center Research &
Development Meeting: "Problem
Solving as an Assessment Tool."
Bonnie McClellan. Catholic U.,
noon, 0106 Shoemaker Bldg. Call
x2937 for info.

International Coffee Hour, 3-4:30
p.m., 0205 Jimenez Hall, Call
x4925 for info.

SEE Concert, featuring Sweet
Honey in the Rock, 7 p.m.. Tawes
Theatre, $10 genera! admission, $6
students. Call x4546 for info.*

Men's Basketball: Maryland vs.
N.C. State, 7:30 p.m.. Cole Field
House. Call x2123 for info.

University Theatre: "The Singular
Life of Albert Nobbs," 8 p.m., see
Feb. 27 for details

Architecture Lecture, featuring
Simon Ungers, Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute. 8 p.m.. Ar-
chitecture Auditorium. Call x3427
for info,

Hoff Theater Movie: "Raging
Bull." Call x4987 for info."

THU

Registration Begins, for indoor
soccer, registration ends for MD
Sports Day. Call x3124 for info.

American Red Cross Blood
Drive, 11 a.m. -4 p.m.. Grand
Ballroom, Stamp Union. Call x4796
for info.

Systems Research Center Collo-
quium: "Nonlinear Control Syn-
thesis, Expert-Aided CAD, and Ex-
pert Systems for Real-Time Con-
trol," James H. Taylor, GE Cor-
porate Research and Development,
3-4 p.m., 1100 ITV Bldg. Call
x5880 for info.

Meteorology Seminar: "Numerical
Calculations Concerning the Presi-
dent's Day Storm (Feb. 17, 1979)."
J. Steppeler, 3:30 p.m., 2114 Com-
puter & Space Sciences Bldg. Call
x2708 for info.

CHPS Seminar:

Idea of Nature,"
p.m.. 1117 F, S.
x2850 tor info.

"Bioethics and the
Mark Sagoff, 4
Key Hall. Call

Reliability Engineering Seminar:
"Improving the Reliability and Life
Characteristics of Polymer Materials
Through Irradiation," Walter Chap-
pas, 5:15-6:15 p.m., 2115 Chemical
& Nuclear Engineering Bldg. Call
x1941 for info.

University Theatre:

Life of Albert Nobbs,'
Feb. 27 for details.

The Singular
8 p.m., see

Hoff Theater Movie: "Parent-
hood." Call x4987 tor into."

F R

Purchasing Month in Maryland
Forum and Luncheon, featuring
representatives from national and
local purchasing associations, 9
a.m.-2:30 p.m., Center of Adult
Education, $25, Call x0592 for
info.*

Housing and Design Lecture:
"Two Manhattan Illustrators: Tales
from the East," Greg Spalenka
and Michelle Barnes, 10:30 a.m.,
Maryland Room. Marie Mount Hall.
Call x 1543 far info.

Mental Health Lunch 'N Leam

Conference: "Genetic and En-
vironmental Factors Influencing
Risk for Psychotherapy in Rhesus
Monkeys," Stephen Suomi, NIH,
1-2 p.m., 3100E Health Center.
Call x4925 for info.

Men's Lacrosse vs. Franklin and
Marshall, 4 p.m., Byrd Stadium.
Call X2121 for info.*

Artist Scholarship Benefit Con-
cert: Guameri String Quartet, per-
forming Beethoven's String Quartet
Op. 18 No. 6 in B-fiat Major,
Berg's String Quartet No. 3 and
Sibelius' "Intimate Voices" in D
Minor, 8 p.m., Tawes Theatre, $10
standard admission, $7 seniors and
students. Call x6669 for info, '

University Theatre: "The Singular
Life of Albert Nobbs," 8 p.m., see
Feb. 27 for details.

Hoff Theater Movie: "Parenthood"
and "A Clockwork Orange." Call
x4987 for info.*

Men's Basketball: Maryland vs.
Virginia. 1:30 p.m.. Cole Field
House Call x2123 tor info.*

University Theatre:

Life of Albert Nobbs,'
Feb. 27for details.

The Singular
8 p.m., see

Hoff Theater Movie: "Parenthood"
and "A Clockwork Orange." Call
X4987 for info.*

SUN

University Theatre: "The Singular
Life of Albert Nobbs," 2 & 8 p.m.,
see Feb. 27 for details.

University Community Concerts:
Young Concert Artists 111: Chee-
Yun, violin, performing works by
LeClair, Faure, Ives, De Falla,
Rachmaninoff, and Sarasate, 3
p.m., Tawes Recital Hall, $11 stan-
dard admission, $8.50 seniors and
students. Call x6534 for info.*

Hoff Theater Movie:

Call X4987 for info.

Parenthood.'

Violinist Cbee-Yun will perform Sunday, March 4, 3 p.m., Tawes Recital Hall

MON

Computer Science Colloquium:

"Online Tracking of Mobile Users."
Baruch Awerbuch, M.I.T., 4 p.m.,
0111 A, V. Williams Bldg. Call
x4244 tor info.

Space Science Seminar:
"Magnetospheric Substorms and
Pi2 Pulsations," W. J. Hughes,
Boston U.. 4:30 p.m., 1113 Com-
puter/Space Sciences Bldg. Call
x3136 for info.

T U E

Zoology Lecture: "Innovative Ap-
proaches to the Preservation of
Tropical Forests: The Palcazu
Natural Forest Management Project
in the Peruvian Amazon," Gary
Hartshorn, World Wildtife Fund-
U.S.. noon, 1208 Zoo/Psych. Bldg.
Call x3201 for into.

Physics Colloquium: "States of
Anyon Matter." Frank Wilczek.
Princeton U., 4 p.m., 1410 Physics
Bldg. Call x3512 for info.

Design Alumni Chapter Meeting,
7 p.m., Design Conference Room,
Marie Mount Hall. Call x5471 for
info.

University Theatre: "The Singular
Life of Albert Nobbs," 8 p.m.,
Rudolph E, Pugliese, $7 standard
admission, $5,50 seniors and
students. Call x2201 for info."

Hoff Theater Movie:
x4987 tor info."

"RAN " Call

7

WED

Registration Ends, for indoor soc-
cer. Call x3124 for info.

International Affairs Workshop:
"A Totally New Europe: Its Impact
on UMCP." featuring an opening
address by President Kirwan, 3:30
a.m,-1 p.m.. Founders Room,
Center of Adult Education. Call
x3008 for info.

Human Relations Prejudice
Reduction Workshop, featuring
Dvora Slavin, National Coalition
Building Institute, Prince George's
Room, Stamp Union, $25. Call
x4707 for info.*

Counseling Center Research and
Development Seminar: "The
NAMES Project AIDS Memorial
Quilt Continues to Keep the Love
Alive," William V. Patterson, noon,
0106 Shoemaker Bldg. Catl x2937
for info.

International Coffee Hour, 3-4:30
p.m., 0205 Jimenez Hall. Call
x4925 for info.

Comparative Lit., RTVF, and
Visual Press Lecture: featuring J.
Dudley Andrew, U. of Iowa, on
Tanner's film, "Jonah Who Will be
25 in the Year 2000," 4 p.m.,
Multi-Purpose Room. St. Mary's
Hall Call x1603 tor info.

University Theatre:

Life of Albert Nobbs,
Mar. 6 for details.

'The Singular
' 8 p.m., see

Hoff Theater Movie: "RAN." Call
x4987 for info." * Admission
charge for this event. All others are
free.

* Admission charge for this event.
Alt others a>v free.

Calendar information may be
sent to John Fritz, 2101 Turner
Laboratory or (via electronic
mail) to jlfritz@pres.umd.edu.

Human Relations Workshops focus on
Multicultural Community

The Office of Human Relations is sponsoring workshops that focus
on building a quality workforce in a multicultural campus com-
munity. Upcoming sessions include "Prejudice Reduction" on
March 7; "Negotiating and Building Good Working Relationships
with Supervisors and Peers" on April 1 1; and "Managing Diversity:
Strategies for Responding to the Challenges of the '90s" on May 2.
All workshops run 9 a.m. -noon in the Prince George's Room of the
Stamp Union and cost S25 per participant. Call 454-4707 for more
information.

Ouilook

February 26. 1990

ARTS AT MARYLAND

Guarneri String Quartet
brates a Quarter-Century

Members of the quartet are (from left) Arnold Steinhardt, John Dalley, Michael Tree
and David Soyer.

Play Tells Story of Woman Who lived as
Man in 19uYCentury Ireland

While cross-dressing usually rates
among the cheapest comic devices in the
theatrical repertoire, the gender switch in
Simone Benmussa's The Singular Life of
Albert Nobbs serves as the basis of a
complex and poignant drama.

The play, which focuses on the life of
a 19th-century Irish woman who adopts
a masculine identity to escape poverty,
will be performed by University Theatre
Feb. 27-March 4 and March 6-11 in the
Rudolph E. Pugliese Theatre.

Bcnmussa. a 20th-century French
playwright, derived her work from
George Moore's series of shori stories.
Celibate Lives, says director Harry Elam,
assistant professor of communication arts
and theatre. A 19th-century Irish writer,
Moore's series was based on the real-life
stories of contemporaries who chose a
life of celibacy. One of these people was
Albert Nobbs, an individual who served
as the head "male" servant in a hotel and
who was unveiled at death as a woman.

A life that in Moore's telling was essen-
tially a curiosity, is seen by Bcnmussa as.
in the words of Martha Solomon, pro-
fessor of speech communications, a tell-
ing reflection of "perplexing and persis-
tent questions about the nature of
gender and the relationship between
gender and power in a society.''

On its simplest level, the play presents
the circumstances that motivate Nobbs'
decision to live as a man and the conse-
quences of her gender switch. In short.
19th-century Irish society as portrayed in
the play offers women virtual!)' no op-
portunity to live independently In order
to survive alone in the economy, she
sees no choice but to adopt a new
identitv.

While Nobbs, played by Catherine
Schuler, assistant professor of theatre,
does achieve her goal of economic in-
dependence, her decision also carries bit-
ter consequences,

"Although she finds (her gender) adap-
table in many areas, where it is not
changeable is in sexuality. In seeking
economic independence, she loses a part
of herself," Elam says.

In a larger sense, Benmussa explores
how gender roles, as dictated by a
pairiarchical society, control and limit the
lives of women. No men appear on
stage, but Elam. following Benmussa's
script, uses a number of theatrical
devices that indicate the controlling
power of men even in their absence.

Off-stage male voices — most pro-
minently Moore's— frame much of the ac-
tion. And Nobbs' costumes, designed by
graduate Mireille Key, suggest
imprisonment,

Solomon, who wrote the program
notes for the production, will lead a
discussion of the play after the March 8
performance. For more information call
454-2201. ■

— Brian fiusek

rhe mix can be volatile, even
dangerous. Put four extreme-
ly talented string players
together, stir in the demands
of temperament, schedules, and high
standards, and you may have— for a
while— a good siring quartet.

What is virtually without precedent is
the Guarneri String Quartet, a world-class
group that has performed together
without any personnel changes for the
last twenty -five years.

Members of the College Park com-
munity will have a chance to participate
in their historic anniversary season on
Friday, March 2 at 8 p.m. in Tawes Recital
Hall, when the quartet will perform a
concert as part of the 1989-90 Artist
Scholarship Benefit Series.

Featured on the program will be an
early Beethoven quartet, (Op. 18. No. 6
in B-Flat Major), Berg's String Quartet No.
3 and Sibelius' "Intimate Voices" in D
Minor.

For the last seven years the quartet has
been enriching the College Park campus
as members of the music faculty, coming
to the university regularly to teach master
classes, perform with students and give
individual lessons. A devoted audience of
"groupies" of all ages have discovered
the delights of hearing and watching
them in open rehearsals, as well,

Indeed, because of the loyalty of their
audiences world-wide, the Wall Street
Journal once called the Guarneri Quartet
"The Grateful Dead of the classical music
world." And as the subject of Allan
Miller's critically acclaimed music
documentary, "High Fidelity: The Adven-
tures of the Guarneri Quartet," last fall.

they became film stars as well.

In addition to playing with the quartet,
each member has had a major solo
career, and each continues to perform as
a soloist and with other ensembles as
well. Violinist Arnold Steinhardt, a win-
ner of the Leventritt Award, made his
solo debut at 14 with the Los Angeles
Philharmonic, and he has appeared as
soloist with the orchestras of
Philadelphia, New York and Cleveland.

John Dalley. violinist, made his concert
debut also at 14. He toured widely
throughout Europe and Russia, and, prior
to joining the quartet, he served on the
faculty of the Oberlin Conservatory and
was Artist-in- Residence at the University
of Illinois.

Michael Tree, noted both as violist and
violinist, made a Carnegie Hall debut at
20 and has made solo appearances with
the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Los
Angeles Orchestras and at the Spoleto
Festival. In 1989 be served as president
of the First American String Quartet Con-
gress, which was held at College Park
list June.

Cellist David Soyer, following a solo
debut at 17 with the Philadelphia Or-
chestra, distinguished himself with the
Bach Aria Group, the Marlboro Trio, the
Guilet Quartet, and the New Music String
Quartet. S oyer's early musical experience
also had a lighter side, which included
playing backup to Frank Sinatra, Nat
King Cole and Billic Holiday.

Tickets for the Guarneri Quartet's
March 2 concert are S)0 for general ad-
mission and $7 for students and senior
citizens. For information call 454-6669. ■

— IJtulii Freetmm

Architecture Sponsors Lecture,
Exhibit Series

New York architect Simon Ungers will
present a lecture at 8 p.m. Wed., Feb.
28, in the Architecture Auditorium, as
part of a series of lectures and exhibits
sponsored this spring by the School of
Architecture.

Ungers, who teaches architecture at
the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will
discuss his recent work.

Vermont landscape architect Dan Kiley
will speak at 8 p.m. Wed., April 4, on
"The Education of a Landscape Ar-
chitect." His appearance is co-sponsored
by the Department of Horticulture.

Connecticut architect Mark Simon will
present a lecture on "The Three Bears,"
at 8 p.m. Wed,, April 25, in the Ar-
chitecture Auditorium.

The School of Architecture's "Ar-
chitecture in Acadcmia" exhibit con-
tinues through March 1 1 at the National

Building Museum. The exhibit features
the work of students from Catholic
University, UMCP. Howard University
and the Washington-Alexander Center
Consortium.

Tin; museum is open Mund;iY-\iturd,i\
10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sundays and holidays
noon-4 p.m.

An exhibition of recent work by alum-
ni of die School of Architecture will be
held in the school's architecture gallery
March 12-April 4.

The school's final exhibit will feature
Simon's work April 9-May 4,

The gallery's hours are I p.m. -4 p.m.
Tuesdays and Fridays and 9 a,m.-4 p.m.
Wednesday.

For more information about School of
Architecture programs call 454-3427. ■

QUTUXK

February - (> - 1990

Rebecca Williams Award Honors
Commitment to Social Change

The Counseling Center is seeking nominations for the Rebecca
Williams Award, which is given each year to a College Park student
(graduate or undergraduate) who has demonstrated outstanding
commitment to positive social change, on or off the campus. This
commitment may take many forms, through individual or organiza-
tional leadership and over varying amounts of time. Nominations
are due March 2. For information, call 454-2931.

Archaeological Project Will Explore the African
American History of Annapolis

c e

To realize you

have a history

means to realize

you have a

future, "

—Omar Badsha, director of the Center
for Documentary Photography at the
University of Cape Town, South Africa.

M M ark Leone, associate pro-

/ 1 /■ fessor of anthropology, had

/ ^u m never considered it possible
«i. ¥ JL. before— the idea of explor-
ing the archaeology of the last 200 years
of the African American presence in
Annapolis.

As he put it. he had ignored the
African American presence because he
did not think it could be excavated ar-
chaeologically, and he did not know
how to involve the Black community in
archaeology.

For nearly nine years, Leone has
worked in cooperation with the Historic
Annapolis Foundation, excavating various
sites in the state capitot as part of a pro-
ject entitled, "Archaeology in An-
napolis,"

Until now, that project has dealt solely
with .Annapolis' white history.

Now, Leone is in search of the rest of
the story.

"Maryland culture is not just British,
Scottish, Anglican or Catholic," says
Leone. "There have been African
Americans in Annapolis ever since the
1 600s, and an attempt to understand An-
napolis history needs to acknowledge
this fact."

Leone came to this realization while
visiting South Africa a year and a half
ago.- While there, he formed a friendship
with Omar Badsha, director of the
Center for Documentary Photography at
the University of Cape Town.

Leone came to admire Badsha and his
struggle to secure freedom for South
Africa. And eventually, Leone, himself,
began to develop a new appreciation for
the importance of Black history and
culture in his own state and country.

"Annapolis, just like the rest of con-
temporary America, would have a richer
heritage if it included the stories of
African Americans," says Leone.

According to Leone, members of the
African American community in An-
napolis, like African Americans across the
county, have expressed an interest in ar-
chaeology, as another way of exploring
their heritage.

"I have to be honest," says Stephen
Newsome, executive director of the State
of Maryland Commission on Afro-
American Heritage and Culture, good
naturedly. "When I used to think of ar-

Seen at a fund-raising dinner for the African American Historical Archaeology Project are (stan-
ding from left) President of Historic Annapolis Foundation Mark Leone , Joseph Coale III and
Stephen Newsome. Seated (from left) are Tony Whitehead and Richard Leakey.

chaeology, 1 just thought of a bunch of
crazy white folks digging up bones."

But that impression has changed
through Newsomc's involvement with
the African American Historical Ar-
chaeology project.

"I had no idea how it had any applica-
tion to me or my people until I heard
from the University of Maryland," says
Newsome.

Leone says that the project has two
primary goals— to be a means by which
African Americans can take greater con-
trol over the interpretation and
understanding of their place in An-
napolis' past and its present and to con-
tribute to the production of a more in-
clusive account of Annapolis' past.

"As a Black American from the planta-
tion South, I'm very excited about what
we're getting ready to do," says Tony
Whitehead, chair of the Department of
Anthropology.

The project, according to Leone, is a
partnership between a group of

academic archaeologists, preservationists
from the Historic Annapolis Foundation,
and the African American community in
Annapolis

The academic participants hope to
work with community members on
leaching how archaeology works and the
kinds of results it can produce. Com-
munity members will be able to par-
ticipate in archaeological excavation, ar-
tifact analysis, and in interpretation, as
well as the process of selecting research
questions.

"This kind of partnership is not
always the way archaeology works,"
says Leone.

Often, he says, when social minorities
are studied archaeological !y. an ar-
chaeologist, usually a member of the
social majority, does the archaeology of
a minority group as a case study for
answering a research question derived
from some current debate in ar-
chaeological method and theory.

' 'We hope this project is of interest to

Funds Needed for African American
Historical Archaeology Project

In order to support the African
American Historical Archaeology project,
a comprehensive fundraising program
currently is underway.

The first grant received was from the
Maryland Humanities Council.

According to Mark Leone of the
Department of Anthropology, a total of
1110,000 is needed for such projects as:
summer scholarships to allow African
American high school or college students
to work with the project; graduate
research assistantships to fund graduate
students for the academic year to work

on lab analysis, computer data analysis
and historical literature, and a laboratory
specialist to oversee comparative analyses
using data from African American sites in
Annapolis and similar collections from
Alexandria.

Following his recent lecture entitled,
"Origins of Human Kind," as part of the
Distinguished Lecture Series, Richard
Leakey, the well-known Kenyan an-
thropologist, addressed a special dinner
to kick off the fundraising efforts of the
African American Historical Archaeology
project. ■

African American archaeological artifacts

other archaeologists, but we are very
concerned with its meaning to the peo-
ple of Annapolis." says Leone.

From 1810 until emancipation,
Maryland had the largest population of
free Blacks of any state in the country,
according to Leone. By the Civil War,
the number of free Blacks in the state
was roughly equal to the slave popula-
tion. and in 1 8S(), tin- free population ol
Annapolis was 2,3 = >9 individuals with 25
percent of that total free Blacks.

To compare free African Americans
with other Annapolitans, we will look
for similarities and differences in residen-
tial patterns, housing construction and
costs, room arrangements within houses,
and patterns of refuse disposal," says
Leone.

He adds that the project will also
study food ways including food prepara-
tion, food consumption and the disposal
of food remains.

"We will pay particular attention to
the numbers and kinds of dishes and
pots selected by African Americans in
comparison to those selected by other
Annapolitans," says Leone.

This would also include searching out
African influences in African American
culture in Annapolis by studying
decorative items, cooking traditions and
the evidence of folk medicines, which
would be compared with those from
African cultures.

A project in historical mapping con-
ducted in the 1970s by Historic An-
napolis and the Maryland Hall of Records
has identified several African American
ncighhor hoods in Annapolis that have
been intact for nearly two centuries.

Among these areas, the project will
focus on inner West Street, which in-
cludes Gott's Court and the site of the
new Anne Arundel County Courthouse,
which shares a city block with the
Banneker-Douglas Museum.

Eventually, though, says Leone, the
project hopes to move beyond the idea
of Black and white sites with the goal of
creating an integrated history -

"As we cross this threshold," says
Newsome, "hopefully, we can change
the shape, and may 1 say, the color, of
archaeological exploration." ■

— Lisa Ctvgory

OtJIUOCK

February 26, 1990

Returning Students Program Helps
With Transitions

The Counseling Center's Returning Students Program is designed
for students 25 years of age or older who have had a break in their
education. Study skills workshops, a one -credit course, individual
and group support, information and referral, and financial aid infor-
mation are just a few of the many services the program offers the
over 4,000 returning undergraduates at College Park. For a copy of
Second Wind, the program's newsletter highlighting some of these
offerings, call Barbara Goldberg or Beverly Greenfeig at
454-6050.

Spring Red Cross Blood Drive
Scheduled for March 1

College Park faculty and staff are urged to participate in the
American Red Cross blood drive on Thursday, March 1 in the
Grand Ballroom of the Stamp Union. Volunteers from the Red
Cross will be stationed there from 1 1 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eighty
units of blood is the goal for the spring drive.

COLLEGE PARK PE

UM Ice Cream Gets Jump on Sales
with Spring-like Weather

Considering that most of the
winter has been relatively
warm, it's no surprise that
the campus community is
starting to scream for ice cream.

In one recent week, more than 540
gallons of ice cream were consumed on
campus and demand is escalating with
every sunny day. To meet that demand,
the Dairy Manufacturing Laboratory in
the Turner Building is producing ice
cream three days a week at the rate of
65 gallons per hour when operating at
normal capacity.

"During a typical year, we make
20.000 to 30,000 gallons of ice cream
for consumption by the campus com-
munity and a few other organizations
that we're contracted with," says Gary
Lapanne, business manager for the lab.

According to Lapanne, the peak
seasons for ice cream sales on campus
normally are spring and fall. Summer is
the slow season because most students
and many faculty are away.

The lab, an arm of the Department of
Animal Sciences, operates as a wholesaler
for the campus, selling ice cream and
milk to the Dairy Sales Facility, campus
dining halls, and a few state mental
hospitals with which it is under contract.

Although it is widely believed that UM
ice cream is made from the milk of the
450 University of Maryland-owned cows,
the fact is. it isn't. University-produced
milk is distributed as milk to campus
dining halls and other facilities by driver
Herbert Thomas. Surplus university
milk is then sold to the Atlantic Dairy
Coop,

According to Lapanne, the most cost-
effective way for the small campus lab to
produce ice cream is to buy its base-
formula from a distributor. A "custom-
ized" university specified formula con-
sists of dry milk powder, cream, sugar
and other ingredients. It is from this for-
mula that the Dairy Manufacturing Lab
mixes flavorings and other ingredients to
create the distinctive UM ice cream.

"We've been using the same ice cream
formula for 50 years," Lapanne says.
"We have some customers who have
been eating it for nearly that long and
they drive from as far as Baltimore and
Annapolis to get it."

In addition to Lapanne, the lab in-
cludes three classified employees and
four students. Four of the employees,
Karl Echols, Kurt Walther, Sean
Petrone and Ray Yang, make 95 per-
cent of the ice cream produced by the
lab. A new student employee, Dan Bart
is learning operations procedures and
recently began making ice cream too.

The ice cream is produced every Tues-
day, Wednesday and Friday. Employees
are usually working in the lab by 5 a.m.
and are ready to make ice cream by 7
a.m. They continue production until ear-
ly afternoon. The ice cream is then
stored in a freezer that holds 700 tubs of

ice cream plus 700 half-gallon packages.
Much of the ice cream is later delivered
to various sites by driver Mike Whale n.

The lab produces 1 5 flavors of ice
cream plus one "flavor of the month."
The best seller, accounting for 65 per-
cent of the market, is vanilla, rated the
best in the Washington area by Wasbing-
tonian magazine in 1983. Other popular
flavors are what you'd expect: chocolate,
strawberry, black raspberry, chocolate

chip, mint chip, and fudge sundae, "One
of the newer flavors that is quite popular
is cookies and cream," Lapanne adds.

in March the lab will start packing ice
cream in plastic Terp-colored University
of Maryland tubs rather than the brown
paper ones currently used. "It will ac-
tually be cheaper to use the new tubs
and they should be quite popular for a
lot of other uses," Lapanne says. ■

—Fariss Samamtl

Left, Kurt Walther pours the "custom" UM
ice cream mix into one of the two ice cream
machines In the Dairy Manufacturing Lab.

Above, Walther pours ice cream from the
maker into a three-gallon tub, and Sean
Petrone adds cookies to make the popular
"cookies and cream" flavor.

Bottom left, Walther tallies the day's output.

Bottom right, Petrone labels ice cream
containers.

Photographs by John Consoli

Outlook

February 26, 1990

March 1990

omen 's History Month

The University of Maryland
at College Park

TH U

Black Women's Council
Teleconference:

"Choices. -Minority Women's
Perspectives on Equity Issues," on-
air participants will discuss
resources, strategies, and informa-
tion for enhancing decision making,
1 p.m., Prince George's Room,
Stamp Union. Call Pamela Paul at
X4124for info.

Et

University Theatre Production:

The Singular Life of Albert Xobbs,
by Simone Benmussa, trans, by
Barbara Wright, the story of a
woman who lived as a man in
19th-century Ireland. March 1-4 and
6-11 at 8 p.m., March 4 and 11 at
2 p.m , Pugliese Theatre, admis-
sion $7 ($5 students/seniors). Call
X2201 (voice and TOD) for into.'

Women's History Month Opening
Event: "Transformations: A
Sampler," panel discussion by
Sharon Harley (Afro-American
Studies). Evefyn Torton Beck
(Women's Studies) and Catherine
Schuier (Theatre) with Mary
Cothran (OMSE), moderator;
3:30-5:30 p.m., Maryland Room,
Marie Mount Hall, reception will
follow. Call Deborah Rosen felt at
X5468 for info.

Libraries Exhibits: "Resources for
Women's History," lobbies of
McKeldin and Hornbake libraries,
open during regular library hours
through March 31. Call Betty Day
at X2110for info.

Photography Exhibit: "A view of
Her Own," work of five women
photographers, through March 15,
Mon.-Thurs. 11 a.m. -7 p.m.; Fri. 11
a.m. -5 p.m.; Sat. 12 noon-5 p.m.:
Parents Gailery, Stamp Union. Call
X8309 for info.

Ctvil Engineering Exhibit:

"Outstanding Women Civil
Engineers," East Lobby Entrance
to Engineering Classroom Bldg.,
open during class hours through
March 31. Call Deborah Goodings
at X6256 for info.

Horticulture Seminar: (Part of a

series of presentations by women

researchers)

Ethel Dutky, Director of Rant

Disease Laboratory, 4 p.m., 0128B

Holzapfel. Call Francis Gouin at

X3614 for info.

2

F R (

Computer Science Brown Bag
Lunch Talk: (beverage and dessert
provided) "Women in Computer
Science: What's Stopping them?"
Stephen Brush (IPST and History),
12:30 p.m., talk in 1112 A.V.
Williams followed by dessert in
room 1152. Call X4244 for info

MON

Horticulture Seminar: (Part of a
series of presentations by women
researchers) "Isolation of Genes In-
volved in Peach Fruit Develop-
ment," Ann Callahan, USDA, 4
p.m., 0128B Holzapfel. Call James
Anderson at 344-3061 for info.

u

T U E

Experiential Learning Programs
Presentation: Feminist Internship
Opportunities, 10 a.m., 0119 Horn-
bake. Call Rennie Golec at X4767
for info.

Women's Studies Film and
Discussion: Carmen Coustaut
(RTVF) showing and discussing her
film "Small Change," 4 p.m., 3293
Art/Soc. Call Lynn Botles at X3841
for info.

Anthropology Roundtable Discus-
sion: "Gender and Colonialism,"
Lynn Belles (Women's Studies),
Caroi Robertson (Music) and Smita
Jassal (Anthro), moderated by
Nancie Gonzalez (Anthro), 3:30-5
p.m., 1 1 27 Woods, refreshments
will follow. Call Bob Aronson at
X4677 or Alaka Wafi at X7762 for
info.

Student Chapter of the Society
of Fire Protection Engineers
Talk: "Engineering Careers," Lisa
Heiser, program director, Engineer-
ing Careers. 7:30 p.m.. 0405 Math.

Zoology, Chemistry and the Col-
lege of Lite Sciences Seminar:
"What Has Happened to Women
Scientists? Struggles and
Strategies 1940 to 1990," Margaret
Rossiter, Cornell U., 4 p.m., 1250
Zoo/Psych., reception to follow. Call
Margaret Palmer at X5980 for info.

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THU

Horticulture Seminar: (Part of a
series of presentations by women
researchers) Sandy Sardanelli,
Nematology Lab,. 4 p.m., 0128B
Holzapfel. Call Francis Gouin at
X3614 for info.

Women's Studies Program Lec-
ture/Reading: novelist Paule Mar-
shall, 8 p.m., Architecture
Auditorium. Call Jevera Temsky at
X3841 for info.

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Women's Studies Brown Bag
Lunch Discussion: "After-
Tiananmen: Chinese Women in the
U.S. Today," Cht-Kwan Ho,
moderator, 12 noon-1 p.m., Con-
ference Room, Mill. Call Deborah
Rosenfell at X5468 for info.

English Department Reading by
Women Faculty Poets: Verlyn
Flieger, Phi I! is Levin, Sibbie
O'Sullivan, Kim Roberts and Betty
Townsend, 12 noon-1 p.m.,
Katherine Anne Porter Room, 3rd
floor, McKeldin. Call Kim Roberts
at X0935 for info.

Textile and Consumer Economics
Brown Bag Lunch Lecture:

"Fashion and Women's Roles," Jo
Paoletti, curator, Historic Costume
and Textile Collection. 12 noon.
Maryland Room, Marie Mount, Call
Jo Paoletti at X0964 for info.

Comparative Literature Program
Panel Discussion: "Women in
Politics," the ambassador of
Guatemala to the O.A.S. and an
international panel. 4 p.m.,
multipurpose Room, St. Mary's
Hall. Call Silvia Cwitich at x2685
for info.

Women's Studies and the Cur-
riculum Transformation Project
Brown Bag Lunch Lecture and
Discussion: "Them's All the Facts:
Food. Fate and the History of
Women," Mary Matossian (History),
12:30-1:45 p.m., 2109 Symons. Call
Deborah Rosenfell at X5468 for
info.

Comparative Literature Program

Screening and Lecture: "Three
Women," a film by Robert Altman,
discussed by Robert Kolker, 5:30
p.m. 0220 Jimenez. Call Silvia
Cwilich at x2685 for info.

Experiential Learning Programs

Presentation: Feminist Internship
Opportunities, 10 a.m., 0119 Horn-
bake. Call Rennie Golec at X4767
for info.

Mathematics Department Talk:
"Was Your Grandmother a
Mathematician?" (Women in
Mathematics), Judy Green, Rutgers
U., 3 p.m., 3026 Mathematics, Call
Rebecca Herb at X7067 for info.

College of Journalism Panel
Discussion: Issues and Concerns
of Women in Journalism, 7-9:30
p.m., Atrium, Stamp Union, recep-
tion will follow. Call Rhondie
Vorhees at X2228 for info.

Horticulture Seminar: (Part of a
series of presentations by women

researchers) Holy Shimizu, U.S.
Botanical Gardens, 4 p.m., 0128B
Holzapfel. Call Francis Gouin at
X3614 for info.

International Education Services
Brown Bag Lunch Discussion:

"Career Development for Women
in International Education," led by
Valerie Woolston, 12 noon-1 p.m.,
Arts and Humanities Conference
Room, F.S. Key. Call Charlotte
Groff Aldridge at X5728 for info

AAUW Published Women

Luncheon: Susan Leonard!
discussing Dangerous by Degrees,
12 noon-1 p.m.. Rossborough Inn,
$8. Reseve rations are required,
call X3940."

College of Business and
Management Second Annual

Reception: for Office Support Staff.
12:30-2 p.m.. Maryland Room,
Marie Mount. Call Mercy Coogan
at X6553 for info.

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Art History Lecture: "The
Language of Criticism: Its Effect on
Georgia O'Keeffe's Art in the
1920s," Barbara Buhler Lynes, 4
p.m ... 2309 Art/Soc. Call Josephine
Withers at X3431 for info.

Astronomy Colloquium: "Women
in Astronomy— 1 B40 to the Pre-
sent," Vera Rubin. Carnegie In-
stitution of Washington Dept. of
Terrestrial Magnetism, 4 p.m., 1113
Computer and Space Sciences.
Call Eunice Burton at X3005 for in-
fo.

Career Development Center Pro-
gram: "Salary Negotiation for
Women," 12 noon-1 p.m. presenta-
tion; 1-1:30 p.m., question and
answer session, 3108 Hornbake,
South. Call Cheryl Hiller at X2813
for info.

Women's Studies Poetry Reading
and Book Signing: "Crime
Against Nature," Minnie Bruce
Pratt, poet and essayist, 4 p.m.,
Katherine Anne Porter Room, 3rd
floor, McKeldin, reception will
follow. Call Jevera Temsky at
X3841 far info.

Housing and Design Lecture and
Discussion: "Design History and
Practice: Is There Room for Diver-
sity?" Judith Moldenhauer, U. of
Michigan, 11 a.m., 1413 Marie
Mount. Call Terry Gips at X6267
for info.

College of Computer,
Mathematical and Physical
Sciences Talk: "Making Scientific
Advancement Accessible to the
General Public," Kathy Keeton,
Publisher OMNI Publications, loca-
tion and time TBA. Call Yolanda
Pruitt at X4906 for info.

Experiential Learning Programs
Presentation: Feminist Internship
Opportunities, 10 a.m., 0119 Horn-
bake. Call Rennie Golec at X4767
tor info.

Department of Computer Science
Brown Bag Lunch Panel Discus-
sion: (Beverages and dessert pro-
vided) "Women in Computer
Science: Don't Stop Now," 12
noon, room (2132 UMIACS Interac-
tion Room), A.V. Williams. Call
x2002 for info.

'Admission is charged for this
special event. Alt others are free.

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