Outlook / the University of Maryland, College Park (1996)

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Eating Disorders Awareness, page 3
Achievements Worth Noting, page 6
Anne the Archivist, page 8

Outlook

The University of Maryland at College Park Faculty and Staff Weekly Newspaper • Volume 10 Number 15 • January 30, 1996

Public Hearings Set
Regarding Benefits for
Domestic Partners

The University of Maryland System
Board of Regents ad hoc committee
on domestic partner benefits will hold
a public hearing to receive input from
faculty, staff and students on Thurs-
day, Feb. 15, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the
Grand Ballroom Lounge of the Stamp
Student Union.

The ad hoc committee is charged
with making recommendations to the
full board regarding the extension of
family benefits associated with UMS
employment to individuals in domes-
tic partner relationships.

Another hearing is planned for
Wednesday, Feb. 14, from 4 to 6 p.m.
in the Potomac Lounge of the univer-
sity union at Towson State University.

For the convenience of those on
the Eastern Shore and in Western
Maryland, the committee will also
receive testimony via the System's
interactive video network from 2:30
to 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 14 from the
University of Maryland Eastern Shore,
and from 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. on Feb. 15
from Frostburg State.

The committee expects to present
its recommendations to the full board
on April 12.

Those who wish to speak at the
hearings or during the interactive
video sessions must register in
advance by calling UM System Admin-
istration at 445-8050. Calls will be
taken beginning at 9 a.m. on Feb. 8.
Speakers will be registered on a first-
come, first-served basis until all slots
are filled.

Speakers must be current faculty,
staff or students and indicate whether
they will testify in favor of or against
the extension of family benefits to
domestic partners. Roughly equal
numbers of speakers from both view-
points will be allotted three minutes
each; five minutes will be allotted to
official spokespersons for recognized
UMS organizations. Speakers will be
asked to keep their remarks focused.

The committee will also accept
written testimony, which should be
submitted no later than Feb. 1 5 to:
Committee on Domestic Partners,
University of Maryland System
Administration, 3300 Metzerott Rd.,
Adelphi, MD, 20783.

For further information, including
inclement weather contingency plans,
call 445-2715.

Welcome to the blizzard of '96 at Maryland. The campus looked deceptively
scenic after the brutal storm that caused some employees to work around the
clock for a solid week. Major accumulations resulted In intensive labor for all.

Snow Removal Team Bears Burden of Blizzard

Staff Worked Around the Clock to Keep the Campus Clear

Backs made sore from shoveling,
tension caused by cabin fever — the
blizzard of '96 took its toll on us all. But
at least most of us were able to recover
by resting in front of the fireplace or
escape by skiing in the streets.

Not so for a dedicated group of
employees who spent a solid week
holed up on campus, removing snow,
more snow, and yet more snow.

Actually, they did much more than
plow roads. The many heroes joined
together from the grounds and plant
maintenance departments to tackle a
variety of tasks, from shovelling off
roofs to keeping loading docks clear so
the animals could be fed. The crews
worked 12-hour shifts, had 12 hours
off, then went right back at it.

Resident Life was also hard at work,
clearing the residential areas around
the South Campus for some 1 50 stu-
dents who remained on campus over
the break.

A majority of the employees slept at
the University College Inn and
Conference Center that week, says Jack
Baker, assistant director of plant main-
tenance. According to Kevin Brown,
assistant director of grounds, who
directed the removal effort, the roads
were so impassable in the neighbor-
hood that there was no way for staff to
get back and forth to their own homes.

Many people did not come prepared
to stay at work a week, Brown says,
and had neither a change of clothes nor
toiletries. But everyone stayed calm,
even-tempered and sociable, he adds,
in spite of the grueling work load, and
"not changing your underwear for five
days."

Baker notes that other departments,
such as the equipment repair shop and
procurement, were also on campus to
lend a hand.

Because the blizzard left a dry snow,
conditions were more taxing than pre-
vious winter storms, says Brown, who
was assisted by maintenance supervisor
Jerome Sellers, 42 staff and 16 support
personnel from the shops.

The worst problem was the high
winds that caused the 30 inches of
snow to drift, forcing crews to contin-
ue going back over what they had
already cleared. Plus, the snow fell in
three separate storms. The temperature
stayed cold and the snow remained.

Baker's team helped to support
grounds personnel by clearing steps,
handicap ramps and access to build-

ings. His staff of 150 also included
employees from central heating.

"It was a constant shuffling of peo-
ple and resources to meet the highest
priorities," Baker says. "We didn't have
enough people or equipment to do it
all at once."

With animals to be fed, the crews
had to clear the loading dock for
incoming feed supplies, a task usually
not considered high priority. The cen-
tral heating plant uses oil at times like
this, yet the contractors couldn't get oil
to some of the outlying buildings. Areas
around fuel tanks needed to be
plowed, another task not considered
urgent under normal conditions.

Because the campus was closed and
no one occupied the buildings. Baker
had to assign some people to continual-
ly walk through the facilities to identify
heating and leakage problems.

Not only did snow need to be
removed so employees could get to
work, says Baker, "we then had to pull
people off that operation to start shov-
eling snow off roofs. Cole Field House,
for example, had four feet of snow on
it. So we were concerned about col-
lapsed roofs."

The six feet of snow in exterior
basement stairwells became an issue
when temperatures began to rise. The
snow to be hand shoveled so it

wouldn't end up flooding the base-
ments of buildings like the Armory.

"Most of our people had to shovel
out at home just to get here, then
they spent the next several days
doing it again," says Baker. "We had
some really sore, tired people.
Emotionally and physically, it was
very, very tough."

Frank Adams, grounds mainte-
nance supervisor, and Greg Monn,
maintenance chief, were in charge of
the crew that cleared the roads and
parking lots during the blizzard.

Baker says because of the campus
configuration, there was no place to
put the snow, which was frustrating.
Plus, says Monn, the whole idea of
snow removal is speed and straight
lines, another impossibility.

Snowplow operators had to back
up and go straight in, back up and go
straight in, at least three times, and
then go in with a loader because the
snow was so heavy, says Adams. It
was very time consuming.

Then, when the crew got the
snow into piles. Baker adds, it took
up so many parking places that it had
to be put in dump trucks and hauled
away.

The university was fairly well pre-

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2 Outlook January 30, 1995

College Park Senate Reconvenes Feb. 5

The College Park Senate will hold its first meeting of the new year on Monday,
Feb. 5, at 3:15 p.m. in Room 0200 of the Skinner Building.

Pres. William E. Kirwan is scheduled to participate in a question-and-answer
session, following reports from the academic planning advisory committee, the
UM System councils and the executive committee.

Senators will take action on a policy for the review of deans, presented by the
faculty affairs committee, and revisions to the policy on attendance and assess-
ment, presented by the academic procedures and standards committee.

Also scheduled for votes are bylaws revisions for the staff affairs committee;
bylaws revisions for terms of service on senate standing committees; and name
changes for the department of Hebrew and East Asian Languages and Literatures
and the department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures.

The Joint Committee on Appointment, Promotion and Tenure (APT) will
report, for senate action, on proposed revisions of university policy on appoint-
ment and review of lecturers and instructors. It will also report on proposed revi-
sions to university policy on APT regarding mandatory retirement at age 70.

Senate members will also vote on the election of the nominations committee
for the 1996-97 senate chair-elect and executive committee.

Owen Thomas Dies At 62

Common Calendar Correction

The Dec. 1 2 Outlook article concern-
ing the Board of Regents approval of a
common academic calendar incorrectly
stated that the Fall 1996 semester will
begin the week before Labor Day.
While one of the features of the com-
mon calendar is a 14-week fall semester
beginning before Labor Day, the polity-
notes such is the case "except in those
calendar years when a start after Labor
Day can also accommodate the require-
ments for class meeting time."

Also, according to Gene Ferrick, staff
assistant in the Office for Academic
Affairs, these revised academic calen-
dars must be approved two to three
years in advance.

Officially, the Fall 1996 semester
begins on the day after Labor Day,
Tuesday, Sept. 3.

The board originally approved a
common calendar in June 1994, with
the new schedule slated to take effect
Fall semester 1995. But the policy
underwent revision and was approved
at the December Regents meeting.

The Policy on Academic Calendars
reads as follows:

1 . All institutions of the UM System will
follow a common academic calendar to
assist student planning, facilitate joint
and cooperative programs and appoint-
ments, simplify student and faculty
movement among institutions, and facil-
itate use of distance education tech-
nologies throughout the System.

2. The common academic calendar will
provide sufficient time for instruction
and examinations as recommended by
the Middle States Association and as
stipulated by the Maryland Higher
Education Commission. Within the

common framework, each president
shall be authorized to adjust class time
to meet instructional needs

3- The features of the common calendar
will include:

• a 14-week fall semester which
begins before Labor Day, except in
those calendar years when a start after
Labor Day can also accommodate the
requirements for class meeting time,
interrupted by a two-day recess for
Thanksgiving and the following day.
The final examination period will con-
clude on or before Dec. 23-

• a minimum of a three-week period
in January available for institutions to
use for an academic minimester or, for
those institutions which do not plan to
offer coursework, an extended winter
holiday.

• a 1 4-week spring semester inter-
rupted by a one-week common spring
break. The final examination period
will conclude prior to Memorial Day.

4. The particular dates for each year's
common calendar will be recommend-
ed by the Presidents' Council and
approved by the Chancellor for publica-
tion and dissemination. The academic
calendar will be adopted at least two to
three years in advance.

5. The law school at the University of
Baltimore and the professional pro-
grams in the schools of the University
of Maryland at Baltimore are exempted
from this policy. However, all programs
not otherwise constrained by the
requirements of professional accredit-
ing bodies, as well as programs deliv-
ered at other campuses, should be on
the UMS common academic calendar.

Owen Thomas

Owen Thomas, professor and former
chair of the department of poultry sci-
ence, died suddenly last Dec. 12, at age
62. He suffered a cardiac arrest while at
the university.

Thomas is survived by his wife,
Patricia; a son and daughter, Andrew
and Jean; and a brother and sister, E.
David and Erica. A "Celebration of Life"
service was held in Memorial Chapel
last Dec. 18.

A native of South Africa, Thomas
attended the University of Natal, where
he received his bachelor's and master's
degrees. He then earned his Ph.D. from

the University of Maryland. In 1966, he
joined the University of Maryland's fac-
ulty as a research assistant. He served as
chair of the department of poultry sci-
ence from 1971-87.

Recently, Thomas had been oversee-
ing the construction of the university's
new poultry science research facility in
Upper Marlboro. He also had been serv-
ing as faculty adviser to the Poultry
Science Club, and had just completed a
term on the College Park Senate.

Thomas was active on the Maryland
Egg Council, serving as president in
1985-86, director in 1987, and vice
president in 1988-89. In 1994, he
received the Maryland Egg Council's
Service Award for his contributions to
the organization, as well as for his
research and teaching efforts at the uni-
versity.

The family asks that persons wishing
to 'make contributions do so to the
Crohns and Colitis Foundation of
America. Inc.. 332 Center Quadrangle,
The Village of Cross Keys, 2 Hamill
Road, Baltimore, MD 21210-1800.

Nancy Moore Remembered

The English department and the uni-
versity lost a long-time staff member
and cherished friend last Dec. 24. when
Nancy Moore died from complications
caused by a heart attack.

Moore came to the university in
1985, working in the resident life
department before joining the English
department in 1 986. She served as the
appointment secretary for four depart-
ment chairs and as the administrative
assistant for three associate chairs.

Moore wrote and produced
Bywords, the English department
newsletter, always sprinkling news and
information with her unmistakable
brand of humor.

She will always be remembered for
the comic odes she composed and
recited on special occasions such as
retirement receptions or holiday par-
ties. Moore's unmerciful satire and
irreverence kept the department from
taking itself too seriously.

Among her other responsibilities,.
Moore served on the campus parking
advisory committee and as the staff rep-
resentative to the English department's
internal review committee.

Moore, a devout and active congre-
gant of Redeemer Lutheran Church,
was a member of the church choir. A
resident of College Park, she is survived
by her husband, Moe, and her four chil-

Nancy Moore

dren. Phyllis, Joseph, Dorothy and
Scott.

The English department will hold a
campus service to remember Moore
once the semester is underway. Please
contact Betty Fern at 405-3805 for fur-
ther information.

State Announces Changes to Prescription Drug Plan

Last September the state awarded a
contract to Medco Containment
Services to administer the state's
employee prescription drug program.
Due to Medco's difficulties in establish-
ing an adequate network of pharmacies,
the state has decided to cancel the
Medco contract and extend the con-
tract with the current provider, PCS
Health Systems, Inc., for a period of
three months while seeking new pro-
posals for providing these benefits. The
state expects a new contract to be
awarded sometime this spring.

The Governor and the General

Assembly are working cooperatively to
assure a convenient, efficient and
affordable prescription drug program
that meets the needs of the employees,
retirees and their dependents.

Members of the 1995 prescription
plan should continue to use their PCS
prescription drug cards. New plan
members may have prescriptions filled
under the PCS plan and should have
received membership cards and infor-
mation packets from PCS as of Jan. 15.
Should the need arise to fill a prescrip-
tion prior to the receipt of your cards,
please provide the pharmacist with

your name, social security number and
group #4181-1000 (for permanent
employees) or #4181-3000 (for contrac-
tual employees).

Employees who have any questions
regarding coverage should contact the
Personnel Services Benefits Office at
405-5654. New prescription plan mem-
bers who have not received their cards
should contact PCS directly at 1-800-
345-9384. If you had a PCS membership
card and destroyed it at the end of
1995, you may contact PCS at 1-800-
345-9384 to request a new one.

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AT COLLEGE PARK

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Jennifer Hawes

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January 30, 1995 Outlook 3

Joel Cohen Gives Voice to Faculty Concerns

As a math professor at the university
for more than 20 years, Joel Cohen has
devoted most of his time to researching
and educating others about the wonder-
ful world of numbers. But somewhere
along the way, the advocate in him was
brought out and he became active in
the "politics," of university life.

Nearly 1 years ago, Cohen became
involved with the Faculty Guild. "That
taught me more about the campus," he
says. Seems die more he learned, the
more he wanted to immerse himself in
having a role beyond teaching.

"I started out slowly," says Cohen of
his involvement. "Gradually, I found
myself serving on more and more com-
mittees, getting further involved."

Along the way, Cohen also took on
the role of faculty ombudsperson for
the campus.

Ten years later, he is now the faculty
adviser to the Board of Regents, a new
appointment which allows him to par-
ticipate in the regents' committee and
full board meetings as well as executive
sessions.

There isn't an actual faculty regent,
says Cohen. "That has been defeated
consistently by the legislature for the
past two years."

But such a position had the full sup-
port of the chancellor and the regents,
says Cohen, "and they decided to go
ahead and do something that they think
of as almost as good." Thus was born
the faculty adviser position, one, which
Cohen says, usually will be held by the
chair of the Council of University

System Faculty (CUSF). Cohen is the
current chair of that council.

As faculty adviser, Cohen attends all
the executive sessions where the presi-
dents also sit. "I take full part in all dis-
cussions with the board. I don't have to
wait to make a special presentation."

While Cohen docs not have a vote,

he feels fortunate to be a part of the dis-
cussions. "There are hardly ever any
close votes," he says. "Things get
changed by discussion. Having a voice
is almost as important as having a vote."

The faculty council, for which
Cohen serves as chair, was established
at the beginning of the UM System's for-
mation and consists of representatives
from all 12 universities in the System.
Of the approximately 30 members, six
are from this campus. Although once a
representative, as chair, Cohen is no
longer considered a representative for
College Park.

The council meets regularly to dis-
cuss the issues the regents are address-
ing. Twice a year, the council's execu-
tive committee convenes with the pres-
idents of the senates from around the
system to discuss systemwide policies.
"We're officially charged with giving
advice to the chancellor and the Board
of Regents," Cohen says of the council.
What's more, Cohen sits on MHEC as
a representative of the UM System.

Cohen's faculty adviser position is a
one-year term that will expire this sum-
mer, along with his chairmanship of the
CUSF. Cohen says he's looking forward
to taking a little time off and enjoying a
"quieter life." Yet, he'll remain a mem-
ber of the CUSF executive committee,
continue to serve as chair of the univer-
sity's security council, and, no doubt,
serve in some other capacity.

Faculty are encouraged, says Cohen,
to contact their Council of University
System Faculty representatives and let
their concerns about systemwide issues
be known. The following is the list of
representatives from this campus:
James Alexander, mathematics
Ira Block, materials and nuclear engi-
neering

Marvin Breslow, history
Cathy Ennis, kinesiology
Carl Smith, computer science
Charles Sternheim, psychology
The council also has a home page,
accessible through inforM. The address
is http://www.inforM.umd.edu/
UMS+State/UMD-Project/cusf

Week of Activities Seeks to Raise Awareness of
Deadly Eating Disorders, Feb. 5-11

Does someone you know exercise
compulsively and obsess about calories
in an effort to be extremely thin? Does
your friend or spouse or child run to
the bathroom to throw up after a big
meal? These behaviors are signs that
your loved one may have an eating dis-
order. You yourself may fall victim to
the trap of hinging or anorexia nervosa.

The University of Maryland will join
hundreds of colleges across the country
in the first-ever National Eating
Disorders Screening Program (NEDSP)
during Eating Disorders Awareness
Week, Feb. 5-11. The screening will
take place Feb. 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
in the Tortuga Room of Stamp Student
Union. All screenings are free and
anonymous.

Speaking Out to High-Risk Groups
about Healthy Self-Esteem is the theme
for the week. While eating disorders are
characterized by destructive behaviors
around food and weight, the usual
underlying emotional problems have to
do with not feeling in control of one's
life and low self esteem, says Brenda
Alpert Sigall, a clinical psychologist
with the Counseling Center.

NEDSP is a public outreach effort
designed to teach about eating disor-
ders and direct those in need toward
treatment. Attendees will complete a
screening questionnaire and meet one-
on-one with a health care professional.
Those who show eating disorder symp-
toms will be encouraged to make an
appointment for a full evaluation.
NEDSP does not provide a diagnosis.

In conjunction with Eating Disorders
Awareness Week, Michael Levine will
present "The Beauty Myth and the
Beast," a look at media, body image and
disordered eating on Thursday, Feb. 1,
at 7 p.m. in the Colony Ballroom.
Admission is free.

Levine is a professor of psychology
at Kenyon College in Gambier. Ohio.
He has published a number of articles
about eating problems, and their links
with preventative education, develop-
mental psychology and community psy-
chology. His book, "Student Eating
Disorders," was published in 1987.

Alpert Sigall and Pat Preston, a social
worker with the University Health
Center, are co-coordinating the event.
Sponsors include the Health Center, the
Counseling Center, the Maryland
Association for Anorexia Nervosa and
Bulimia, the university's Panhellenic
Task Force on Eating Disorders and the
Stamp Union Program Council: Issues
and Answer Committee.

Alpert Sigall is also coordinating
events across the state.

Eight to 1 5 percent of high school
and college-age females suffer from clin-
ically diagnosable eating disorders, says
Alpert Sigall, and five times as many
have significantly disordered eating
behaviors and weight problems.

And although most sufferers are
female, 5 to 10 percent of all people
with eating disorders are men, accord-
ing to the scientific director of NEDSP.

Eating disorders are illnesses that are
associated with severe body image dis-

tortion and an obsession with weight.
Sufferers are terrified of gaining weight
and continue to diet or binge and purge
even as their mental and physical health
deteriorate. In addition to depression
and anxiety, victims of eating disorders
can also develop heart problems, osteo-
porosis and reproductive difficulties.

People with anorexia nervosa literal-
ly starve themselves by dramatically
restricting their caloric intake. Symp-
toms include significant weight loss,
loss of menstruation, dry skin, sallow
complexion and an intense fear of gain-
ing weight, even when underweight.

Bulimia nervosa is characterized by
binge periods in which the sufferer
consumes an unusually large amount of
food while feeling out of control of his
or her eating. As the binge ends, fear of
weight gain causes the person to purge,
generally by vomiting, using laxatives
or compulsively exercising for hours.
Bulimics often develop swelling of the
feet, hands and cheeks and serious den-
tal, throat and intestinal problems.

Binge eating disorder is similar to
bulimia but without the purging behav-
ior. The binge eater sometimes eats
enormous amounts of food very quick-
ly, even when not hungry, until he or
she feels uncomfortably full. Binge
eaters often feel embarrassed by their
inability to stop the binge.

For more information, Preston can
be reached at the Health Center at 31 4-
8142. Sigall can be reached at the
Counseling Center at 314-7663.

-JANET CHISMAR

Looking to Women's
History Month

March is Women's History Month
and plans are being made to develop a
comprehensive calendar listing related
events. If you or your department or
organization are planning a Women's
History Month program, please pro-
vide the following information to
Susie Dredger by Friday, Feb. 2:

• Department/Organization Name

• Contact Person, Campus Phone
Number and Campus Address

• Name of Activity, Date, Time and
Location

• Admission Fee, if any

• Brief Description of Program and
Target Audience

• Phone Number for Additional
Information about the event

Dredger's office Is located at 319-4
Taliaferro Hall or you may e-mail her
at sdredger@umdacc.umd.edu.

The President's Commission on
Women's Affairs is seeking nomina-
tions for their Outstanding Woman of
the Year Award, to be presented on
March 1 . The commission would like
to be able to consider as many women
as possible and asks that you give care-
ful consideration to their request.

Deadline for nominations and let-
ters of support, to be sent to Margaret
Bridwell, chair of the Outstanding
Woman Award Committee, at the
University Health Center, is Thursday,
Feb. 15. To obtain a nomination form,
please contact Bridwell at 314-8180.

The Sub-Committee on Women of
Color is seeking nominees for its sixth
annual Women of Color Award to be
presented on Thursday, March 7. The
award recognizes the extraordinary
accomplishments and contributions
made by Women of Color to the uni-
versity's minority community.

Nominees may include classified or
associate staff, faculty or students.
Two letters detailing the contributions
and reasons the individual should be
honored should accompany the nomi-
nation. Self nominations also are
accepted. Deadline for nominations is
Wednesday, Jan. 3 1 . For further infor-
mation, please call 405-5806.

Who Will Lead the
Libraries?

The university is searching for a new
director of libraries and as search com-
mittee chairman Ira Berlin says,
"Perhaps nothing is more critical to our
success as teachers and scholars, and to
the success of our students, than the
quality of our libraries."

The committee is asking for names
of energetic and imaginative candi-
dates, as well as a list of the qualifica-
tions you believe the new director
should bring to'the job. Three forums
will be held in February and all mem-
bers of the university community are
urged to attend. The dates, times and
locations for the forums are:

Thursday, Feb. 1, 3:30-5 p.m., Room
2203 Art-Sociology Building

Wednesday, Feb. 7, 3:30-5 p.m.,
Room 0200 Skinner Building

Monday, Feb. 12, 3:30-5 p.m., Room
1412 Physics Building

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Calendar of Events

January 30-February 8

Tuesday, Jan. 30

Art Exhibit: "The Seventh Annual Prince
George's County Juried Exhibition." 11 a.m.-6
p.m.. Parents Association Gallery. Stamp
Student Union. 4-8493.

Art Exhibit: "Lesjolies Femmes d'Edouard
de Beaumont and Recent Acquisitions and
Selected Prints from the Permanent Collect-
ion." noon-4 p.m.. Art Gallery, Art-Sociology
Bldg.. continues through Mar. 3-
5-2763.

Wednesday, Jan. 31

Art Exhibition: "The Seventh Annual Prince-
George's County Juried Exhibition," 11 a.m.-6
p.m.. Parents Association Gallery. Stamp
Student Union. 4-8493-

Art Exhibit: "Lesjolies Femmes d'Edouard
de Beaumont and Recent Acquisitions and
Selected Prints from the Permanent Collect-
ion," noon-9 p.m.. Art Gallery. Art-Sociology
Bldg., continues through Mar. 3- 5-2763.

Thursday, Feb. 1

Art Exhibit: "The Seventh Annual Prince
George's County Juried Exhibition," 11 a.m.-6
p.m.. Parents Association Gallery. Stamp
Student Union. 4-8493.

Art Exhibit: "Lesjolies Femmes d'Edouard
de Beaumont and Recent Acquisitions and
Selected Prints from the Permanent
Collection," noon-4 p.m.. Art Gallery, Art-
Sociology Bldg., continues through Mar. 3.
5-2763.

National Archives Lecture: "Archives as
Storytellers: The Voices of Minorities on
Radio," Alyne Ellis. National Public Radio pro-
ducer and editor, noon, Lecture Room A,
Archives at College Park. 301/713-6625.

Maryland State of Mind: Television show
that lets you explore the frontiers of knowl-
edge with the UM System as your guide, 8
p.m., Channels 22, 28. 31, 36. 62 and 67.

Friday, Feb. 2

UMIACS Lecture: "Computational
Infrastructure for Modular Spatio-Temporal
Simulation," Thomas Maxwell, Institute for
Ecological Economics, 11 a.m., 2120 A. V.
Williams Bldg. 5^)304.

Art Exhibit: "The Seventh Annual Prince
George's County Juried Exhibition," II a.m.-6
p.m., Parents Association Gallery, Stamp
Student Union. 4-8493-

Art Exhibit: "Lesjolies Femmes d'Edouard
de Beaumont and Recent Acquisitions and
Selected Prints from the Permanent Collec-
tion." noon-4 p.m.. Art Gallery, Art-Sociology
Bldg., continues through Mar. 3. 5-2763.

Saturday, Feb. 3

Art Exhibit: "The Seventh Annual Prince
George's County Juried Exhibition," noon-5
p.m., Parents Association Gallery, Stamp
Student Union. 4-8493.

Art Exhibit: "Lesjolies Femmes d'Edouard
de Beaumont and Recent Acquisitions and
Selected Prints from the Permanent
Collection." 1-5 p.m., Art Gallery, Art-Sociology
Bldg.. continues through Mar. 3. 5-2763-

Sunday, Feb. 4

Art Exhibit: "Lesjolies Femmes d'Edouard
de Beaumont and Recent Acquisitions and
Selected Prints from the Permanent
Collection," 1-5 p.m.. Art Gallery, Art-Sociology
Bldg.. continues through Mar. 3- 5-2763-

Monday, Feb. 5

Art Exhibit: "The Seventh Annual Prince
George's County Juried Exhibition," II a.m.-6
p.m.. Parents Association Gallery, Stamp
Student Union. 4-8493.

Art Exhibit: "Lesjolies Femmes d'Edouard
de Beaumont and Recent Acquisitions and
Selected Prints from the Permanent Collec-
tion," noon-4 p.m.. Art Gallery. Art-Sociology
Bldg.. continues through Mar. 3. 5-2763.

College Park Senate Meeting: First meet-
ing of the new semester. 3: 1 5 p.m.. Room
0200 Skinner Bldg. 5-1243.

Maryland State of Mind: Television show
lets you explore the frontiers of knowledge
with the UM System as your guide, 8 p.m..
Channels 22. 28. 31. 36. 62 and 67.

Tuesday, Feb. 6

Art Exhibit: "The Seventh Annual Prince
George's County Juried Exhibition." 1 1 a.m.-6
p.m.. Parents Association Gallery. Stamp
Student Union. 4-8493-

Art Exhibit: "Lesjolies Femmes d'Edouard
de Beaumont and Recent Acquisitions and
Selected Prints from the Permanent
Collection," noon-4 p.m.. Art Gallery, Art-
Sociology Bldg., continues through Mar. 3.
5-2763-

National Archives Film: "We Love You
Like a Rock: The Dixie Hummingbirds." 1994.
noon, auditorium. Archives at College Park.
301/713-6625.

Wednesday, Feb. 7

Art Exhibit: "The Seventh Annual Prince
George's County Juried Exhibition," 1 1 a.m. -6
p.m., Parents Association Gallery, Stamp
Student Union. 4-8493.

Art Exhibit: "Lesjolies Femmes d'Edouard
de Beaumont and Recent Acquisitions and
Selected Prints from the Permanent
Collection," noon-9 p.m.. Art Gallery. Art-
Sociology Bldg.. continues through Mar. 3-
5-2763.

Molecular and Cell Biology Lecture:

"Calcium Signaling and Transport in Yeast,"
Kyle Cunningham, department of Biology,
Johns Hopkins University, noon- 1 p.m., 1208
Zoology-Psychology Bldg. 5-6991.

Public Forum and Exhibtion Reception:

"Character Revealed: Social Commentary &
Human Narrative in Multiples, from Daumier
to Neel." from Lesjolies Femmes d'Edouard de
Beaumont and Recent Acquisitions and
Selected Prints from the Permanent Collection,
4-6 p.m., Art Gallery, Art-Sociology Bldg.
5-2763-

Thursday, Feb. 8

Art Exhibit: "The Seventh Annual Prince
George's County Juried Exhibition," 11 a.m.-6
p.m.. Parents Association Gallery, Stamp
Student Union. 4-8493.

Art Exhibit: "Lesjolies Femmes d'Edouard
de Beaumont and Recent Acquisitions and
Selected prints from the Permanent Collec-
tion," noon-4 p.m.. Art Gallery, Art-Sociology
Bldg., continues through Mar. 3. 5-2763.

Calendar Guide

Calendar phone numbers listed as 4-xxxx
or 5-xxxx stand for the prefix 314- or 405-
respectively. Events are free and open to
the public unless noted by an asterisk (*).
For more information, call 314-8512.

Listings highlighted in color have been
designated as Diversity Year events by the
Diversity Initiative Committee.

Djimo Kouyate, griot, performs at the Feb. 2 Echoes of Africa concert.

Echoes of Africa Resound in Maryland Feb. 2

A panoramic view of the history of African-American popular culture.
Echoes of Africa, conies to Maryland on Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. at the University
College Inn and Conference Center, with a pre-concert seminar at 6:30 p.m.

Featured artists include Piedmont blues musicians John Cephas and Phil
Wiggins; The Georgia Sea Island Singers; tap dancer La Vaughn Robinson; and
Senegalese griot (oral historian) and kora (21 -string bridged harp) virtuoso
Djimo Kouyate who will serve as master of ceremonies for the evening.

Cephas and Wiggins will perform Piedmont blues, the oldest form of blues,
with repertoire and performance links to the black string bands that began in
colonial America. Cephas and Wiggins are two-time winners of the Blues
Foundation's W.C. Handy Award for Best Traditional Blues Recording and have
toured extensively throughout the world.

The Georgia Sea Island Singers, Frankic and Doug Quimby, perform songs,
games, dances and stories handed down over two centuries in the island com-
munities off the coast of Georgia. The Quimbys represented the United States
in February 1 994 at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, and have
also guest-starred on "Gullah Gullah Island" on the Nickelodeon network.

Tap master LaVaughn Robinson is from South Philadelphia, home of such
great tap masters as Honi Coles and the Nicholas Brothers and one of the
major urban centers where various vernacular street forms coalesced into a
major art form of tap. He has performed over the years with jazz legends such
as Cab Calloway, Tommy Dorsey, Maynard Ferguson, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie
Holliday and Charlie Parker, and designed a tap dance program for the
Philadelphia College of Performing Arts.

Djimo Kouyate, a griot from Senegal, is a descendent of the Kouyate family
which traces its origins to a griot who served in the court of Sunjata, a 13th
century emperor of Mali. Kouyate is also a master performer on the kora as
well as an accomplished percussionist. He helped establish the Ballet National
de Senegal at the invitation of Pres. Senghor shortly after Senegal's indepen-
dence, and now resides in Washington, D.C., where he directs the performing
company Memory of African Culture.

Echoes of Africa is cosponsored by the National Council for the Traditional
Arts, the Nyumburu Cultural Center and the Office of Multiethnic Student
Education.

Tickets are $20; with a 10 percent discount for faculty, staff and alumni
association members and a $2.50 discount for senior citizens; and $9-50 for
full-time students and for children over 7. A special family plan is also available
with tickets at $950 for each family member. The program is appropriate for
children age 7 and older. Preconcert seminar tickets are $2 each, or $5 per
family, up to four people.

To charge tickets by phone, or for further information, call the Concert
Society at 403-4240 or send e-mail to consocmd@wam.umd.edu.

January 30. 1995 Outlook 5

New Additions from the Art Gallery's Permanent Collection

Rich and Varied Holdings Featured along with Traveling Exhibition and Daumier Caricatures through March 3

For the first time, the public has the
opportunity to see several stunning
new additions to the Art Gallery's per-
manent collection. The Recent
Acquisitions & Selected Prints from the
Permanent Collection exhibition fea-
tures Lorna Simpson's mixed media
sculpture, a "meditation on wishing;"
Yasumasa Morimura's 1995 fan,
"Ambiguous Beauty/Aimai-no-bi;" a
suite of 1940s and '50s photographs by
Godfrey Frankel; and prints by Katiie
Kollwitz and Judy Pfaff.

The new acquisitions are exhibited
together with a diverse group of some
50 other multiples from the permanent
collection — many of which have never
been exhibited before, or have been
seen only rarely.

Highly treasured is the gallery's col-
lection of Honore Daumier caricatures
of the 19th century French legal profes-
sion, here exhibited in conjunction

with the traveling exhibition organized
by Hunter College, "Les Jolies Femmes

Les Vesuvlennes, Danger d'lnsulter
une, 6/1/48, by Edouard de Beaumont

d'Edouard de Beaumont." All are on dis-
play through March 3-

Beaumont's and Daumier's spirited
images are located sequentially in the
gallery to encourage visitors to compare
the wit and perception of their very dif-
ferent approaches to visual social satire.
Their lithographs were created specifi-
cally for the influential mass circulation
publications of 1 9th century Paris.

The works included at the exhibit
are from five of Beaumont's series,
which explore the "jolie femme" as she
makes her transition from the country-
side to the city and develops and
deploys her skills at manipulating men.

She also seeks to expand her politi-
cal rights; experiments with cross-dress-
ing at the risque Bal Masque; and deftly
navigates the intricate vagaries of the
euphemistic "Thirteenth Aron-
dissement," where in Beaumont's mind,
sprightly (and very young) lorettes and
grisettes reign supreme over their bour-
geois (and married) male "sponsors."

In addition to the works in this exhi-
bition, the collection includes a series
of portraits of 1970s athletes by Andy
Warhol, two paintings by Maurice
Prendergast, and a noteworthy group of
mural studies created for government-
sponsored programs in the 1930s and
early 1 940s, on long-term loan from the
National Museum of American Art.

Gallery hours are: Monday-Friday,
noon to 4 p.m., Wednesday, noon to 9
p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 5
p.m. The Art Gallery is located in the
Art-Sociology Building.

On Wednesday, Feb. 7, from 4-6
p.m., a public forum and exhibition
reception, "Character Revealed: Social
Commentary and Human Narrative in
Multiples from Honore Daumier to
Alice Neel," takes place at The Art
Gallery.

For more information, call 405-2763-

National Archives Presents Series of Black History Month Events

Throughout February, the National
Archives is presenting a series of events
marking Black History Month 1996. The
official theme for the month, as pro-
claimed by the Association for the Study
of Afro-American Life and History is
"African-American Women: Yesterday,
Today and Tomorrow."

Lectures, films, readings and work-
shops are being offered at three
National Archives facilities: The
National Archives, 7th and Pennsylvania
Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.; the
National Archives at College Park, 8601
Adelphi Rd and the Washington
National Records Center, 4205 SuiUand
Rd., SuiUand.

The following is a list of events,
including dates and times. Those events
to be held at the College Park location
are marked with an asterisk.

For more information, call 301/713-
6625.

Thursday, Feb. 1 through Feb. 29

DISPLAY: Lt. Willa Brown, one of the
first licensed African-American pilots,
campaigned tirelessly to promote avia-
tion and civil defense career opportuni-
ties for her race. In keeping with this
year's Black History month theme, a let-
ter Brown wrote to Eleanor Roosevelt
asking for the First Lady's support will
be on display. Rotunda, Washington,
D.C. Archives.

Tuesday, Feb. 1*

LECTURE: Alyne Ellis, a longtime pro-
ducer/editor at National Public Radio,
will present "Archives as Storytellers:
The Voices of Minorities on Radio." Ellis
will focus on how producers in radio
and television use archival records to
round out ideas for national program-
ming. Noon, Lecture Room A, Archives
at College Park.

Friday, Feb. 2

FILMi "We Love You Like a Rock: The
Dixie Hummingbirds," 1994, is a docu-
mentary film about the renowned black
gospel quartet, the Dixie Humming-
birds. For nearly 70 years, the
Hummingbirds have been one of the

most important groups in gospel and a
major influence in the development of
American pop music and R&B. Candid
interviews with the singers and
Hummingbird devotees such as Paul
Simon and Stevie Wonder are combined
with vintage television clips and pho-
tographs to create a telling portrait of
this legendary group. 77 minutes, noon,
theater, Washington. D.C. Archives.

Monday, Feb. 5

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: The National
Archives Afro-American Society pre-
sents a reading and lecture exploring
this year's Black History Month theme
with a reading and discussion by poet
and author, Nikki Giovanni. Giovanni is
a professor of English at Virginia
Polytechnic University. Noon, theater,
Washington, D.C. Archives.

Tuesday, Feb. 6*

FILM: "We Love You Like a Rock: The
Dixie Hummingbirds," see Feb. 2 listing
for a description. Noon, auditorium,
Archives at College Park.

Wednesday, Feb. 7
LECTURE: "The Insiders Eye, the
Outsiders Eye: Robert McNeill and
Black Government Photography, 1930s-
60s." Photographer Robert McNeill and
Still Picture Branch archivist Nick
Natanson will discuss the biographical,
cultural, administrative and aesthetic
contexts of some of McNeill's most
memorable images of his four-decade
photographic career inside and outside
the federal government. McNeill's pio-
neering coverage — moving from urban
alleys to mountain homesteads, from
Richmond tobacco workers to Norfolk
longshoremen to Hampton bank tellers
to Pochontas coal miners — pushed the
boundaries of documentary convention,
black as well as white. Presented in
conjunction with the Afro-American
History Society, National Archives.
Noon, Room 105, Washington, D.C.
Archives.

Thursday, Feb. 8

LECTURE: Brenda Moore, assistant pro-

fessor of sociology at the State
University of New York, Buffalo, will
discuss her book, "To Serve My
Country, To Serve My Race: The Story
of the Only African-American WACs
Stationed Overseas During World War
n." Noon, theater, Washington, D.C.
Archives.

Friday, Feb. 9

FILM: "A Great Day in Harlem," 1994. In
the summer of 1958, a group of jazz
masters including Dizzy Gillespie, Art
Blakely, Sonny Rollins and many others
gathered in Harlem to be photographed
for an Esquire magazine article on jazz.
This momentous gathering is recalled in
this Academy Award-nominated docu-
mentary film. 60 minutes, noon, the-
ater, Washington, D.C. Archives.

Monday, Feb. 12

FILM: "A Great Day in Harlem." See Feb.
9 listing for a description. 10 a.m., con-
ference room, Washington National
Records Center.

Wednesday, Feb. 14*

FILM "A Great Day in Harlem." See Feb.
9 listing for a description. Noon, audito-
rium. Archives at College Park.

Thursday, Feb. 15*

LECTURE: Three Howard University
graduate students share their research
in "Traditions of Creativity, Legacies of
Culture: Three Case Studies." Richlyn
Goddard will speak about African
Americans and Atlantic City, NJ, enter-
tainment history. Tamara Brown will
discuss dance during the Harlem
Renaissance. Lisa Davenport will talk
about European and American reactions
to jazz in the 1920s. Noon, Lecture
Room A. Archives at College Park.

WORKSHOP: "Afro-American Genea-
logy." Reginald Washington, a staff con-
sultant with the user services division at
the National Archives, will give a work-
shop on using federal records for Afro-
American genealogical research. The
fee is $15, payable at the door. Advance
registration is required, call 202/501-

6694 to register. 9:30 to 1 1:30 a.m.,
Room 410, Washington, D.C. Archives.

Friday, Feb. 16

FILM: "The Tuskegee Airmen," 1994.
This docu-drama produced for televi-
sion tells of the African-American Airs
Corp. squadron. Stars Laurence
Fishburne, Malcolm-Jamal Warner and
John Lithgow. 120 minutes, noon, the-
ater, Washington, D.C. Archives.

Monday, Feb. 19

FILM: "The Tuskegee Airmen." See Feb.
16 listing for a description. 10 a.m.,
conference room. Washington National
Records Center.

Tuesday, Feb. 20*

FILM: "The Tuskegee Airmen." See
Feb. 16 listing for a description. Noon,
auditorium, Archives at College Park.

Wednesday, Feb. 21

LECTURE: Nat Brandt will discuss
"Harlem at War: The Black Experience
in World War II." The book focuses on
one of a number of racial disturbances
that occurred during the war, but were
little known by the rest of the country.
Noon, theater, Washington, D.C.
Archives.

Friday, Feb. 23

FILM: "Against the Odds: The Artists of
the Harlem Renaissance," 1995, is the
little-known story of the visual artists
who made the Harlem Renaissance one
of the most important artistic events in
the 20th century. Noon, theater,
Washington, D.C. Archives.

Monday, Feb. 26

FILM: "Against the Odds: The Artists of
the Harlem Renaissance." See Feb. 23
listing for a description. 10 a.m., confer-
ence room, Washington National
Records Center.

Tuesday, Feb. 27*

FILM: "Against the Odds: The Artists of
the Harlem Renaissance." See Feb. 23
listing for a description. Noon, auditori-
um, Archives at College Park.

6 Outlook January 30. 1995

Faculty, Staff and Student Achievements Worth Noting

The 1995 Chairman's Award for
Outstanding Physics Staff was shared by
Jesse Anderson and Cassie Jones.
Anderson's nominators emphasized that
he operates the Physics Raw Materials
Store so efficiently that it consistently
turns in end-of-year inventories within a
few hundred dollars of actual cost; that
as safety officer his efforts have helped
maintain a low rate of injur)' in an envi-
ronment full of machinery; that he
serves as liaison between the supervi-
sors, the machinists and the student
help; and that for years he would diplo-
matically and effectively chair the
monthly shop meetings.

Jones was nominated by no fewer
than 30 people, all of whom pointed
out that as the only secretary for the 51
people in the space physics area, she is
constantly demonstrating her ability to
handle the large volume of work which
they generate, dexterously juggling pri-
orities while exhibiting staying power
and a sense of humor.

Manoj Banerfee, professor of
physics, has won a Humboldt Research
Award for senior U.S. scientists. He will
spend 12 months, primarily at the
Forschungszentrum Julich, Germany,
working on various aspects of effective
Lagrangians for low energy hadron
physics.

Erik Bucy, graduate assistant in the
College of Journalism, earlier this
month joined 35 college and university
professors from across the country for
C-SPANs Winter 1996 Seminar for
Professors. The seminar united profes-
sors from disciplines as diverse as politi-
cal science, journalism, speech, com-
munications and public policy and
focuses on creative ways to use C-
SPAN's public affairs programming in
the college classroom and in research.

Bucy was selected through a com-
petitive application process open to all
of the 4,800 college-faculty members of
C-SPAN in the Classroom, the cable
television network's free national mem-
bership service for educators.

Chip Denman. manager of the
Computer Science Center's Statistics
laboratory, will deliver a course on
March 21 tided "Strange Coincidences
and Probability," at Johns Hopkins
University's Columbia Center. The
course is one in a six-part series on
Science and Pseudo-Science: A
Skeptical Look at Psychic Powers and
the Supernatural, arranged in coopera-
tion with the National Capital Area
Skeptics (Denman is past president).

On May 2, Robert Park, professor of
physics, delivers "When Scientists Fool
Themselves," as part of the same series,
which is offered through JHU's School
of Continuing Studies.

Theodore Einstein, professor of
physics, has been elected a fellow of
the American Physical Society "for his
contributions to the theory of interac-
tions between chemisorbed atoms and
of their consequences for two-dimen-
sional phase transitions, and to the the-
ory of measurable properties of vicinal
surfaces."

Paul Herrnson, professor of gov-
ernment and politics, recently testified

Paul Herrnson, left, associate professor of government and politics, recently testi-
fied before the Committee on House Oversight on the impact of political parties on
the political system. He's pictured with Rep. Bill Thomas, chair of the committee.

before Congress on the impact of politi-
cal parties on the political system.
Herrnson was invited to testify before
the Committee on House Oversight as
part of a series of hearings Rep. Bill
Thomas, chair of the committee, is
holding on the issue of campaign
finance reform. Herrnson was formerly
executive director of the Committee on
Party Renewal, of which Thomas is the
co-chair.

Francine Hultgren, associate pro-
fessor in the College of Eduction's
department of education, policy, plan-
ning and administration, was selected
as the recipient of the 1996 Prince
George's Chamber of Commerce
Outstanding Higher Education
Representative.

Her unparalleled commitment to
improving the quality of education in
Prince George's County and across the
state was recognized at the outstanding
educators award luncheon, Jan. 22

The awards program is sponsored by
the Chamber of Commerce, with cor-
porate sponsorship from Washington
Gas — Maryland division, in order to rec-
ognize outstanding contributions made
to the public school system in Prince
George's County.

Hultgren is known as a stellar educa-
tor who has demonstrated creativity as
a teacher, program developer and
resource person. She can be found
advising student teachers; training and
developing relationships with coopera-
tive teachers; working with curriculum
teams to develop materials for learners;
tutoring students, providing resources
for families; and transporting students
to meetings and conferences.

In 1993, Hultgren received the
Presidential Award for Outstanding
Service to Schools in Maryland and was
honored by Who's Who in American
Education.

She is co-author of "Being Called to
Care" and "Toward a Curriculum for
Being: Voices of Educators."

Adam Porter, assistant director in
the department of computer sciences
with a joint appointment in the
Institute for Advanced Computer
Studies (UMIACS), has been selected to
receive a Special Purpose Grant of
$55,000 from the AT&T Foundation.
With the funds, Porter is creating a lab-

oratory to develop and evaluate
advanced tools to support wide-area
software development. The lab will
support educational initiatives in which
students design, implement and evalu-
ate advanced software tools; communi-
ty outreach programs in which K-12
students perform "hands-on" experi-
mentation with advanced computer
technology; and on-going research in
this area.

Porter also will be teaching a special
course this semester using the equip-
ment purchased from the AT&T funds.

Norman Reese was the winner of
the physics department's 1995 Sibylle
Sampson Staff Award. In addition to
earning out his appointed duties as
coordinator for the department's com-
puting services, he also has been main-
taining the department's business com-
puter operation and server, tasks which
in and of themselves are normally the
work of two people. At the same time,
he has served on various departmental
and campus search committees.

Janet Schmidt has been appointed
director of institutional studies follow-
ing a national search. For the year pre-
ceding her appointment, Schmidt
served as acting director. She also
served for 1 1 years as assistant to the
vice president for research, Office of

the Vice President for Student Affairs.
Schmidt earned her Ph.D. in educa-
tional psychology from the University
of Minnesota and is associate faculty
with the Counseling and Personnel
Service Department. Her extensive
experience with student research at
the University of Maryland, combined
with her demonstrated ability to lead
OIS in process improvement, were crit-
ical to her selection.

"They Never Said a Word," a fall
1995 University Theatre production,
was one of five selected to participate
in the Region II Kennedy Center
American College Theatre Festival, held
at the University of Buffalo this month.

Previously titled "Don't Use My
Name," this new theatre piece, written
by professor Ron O'Leary, explores
what it means to be lesbian, gay or
bisexual on a college campus— the
good and the bad. O'Leary wrote the
piece based on interviews with lesbian,
gay and bisexual students and alumni
and material from other sources such as
the mass media, political speeches and
religious literature.

Women Critics 1660-1820: An
Anthology, edited by the Folger
Collective on Early Women Critics, was
published last December by Indiana
University Press. The collective
includes Virginia Beauchamp,
retired associate professor of English;
Susan Lanser, professor of compara-
tive literature and English; and
Katherine Larsen, a Ph.D. candidate
in English.

USAMRIID Establishes Partnership

The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) has
established a "Partnership in Education" agreement with the university to encour-
age and enhance study in the scientific disciplines.

As a first step, USAMRIID has donated several pieces of equipment to the univer-
sity's Bioprocess Scale-up Facility (BSF), including a large laboratory fermentor used
to grow cell cultures and research quantities of microroganisms.

This additional equipment means enhanced research capabilities for industry,
federal laboratories and faculty and staff, according to BSF manager Terry Chase.
The facility investigates and develops products for Maryland biotechnology compa-
nies that are not yet ready to invest in their own expensive equipment and support
systems.

"We would like to see this agreement develop beyond the sharing of equipment
and technology to a full-fledged cooperative alliance with the university," says Col. •
Daivd Franz, USAMRIID Commander. University of Maryland students and faculty^
will visit USAMRIID, located at Ft. Detrick in Frederick, to learn more about the'
work of the Institute.

USAMRIID is the lead medical laboratory for the U.S. Army Biological Defense
Research Program, and plays a key role in national defense and in infectious disease
research. It has the only maximum containment biological laboratory in the
Department of Defense for the study of highly hazardous disease. • '

The BSF is part of the Engineering Research Center, which promotes scientific
interaction betweeen the university and industry.

I

January 30, 1995 Outlook 7

UM System Breaks New Educational
Ground on Maryland State of Mind

Old sayings like "an ounce of preven-
tion" and "all the world's a stage" take
on new meanings in the upcoming
broadcast of Maryland State of Mind, an
award^winning television series pro-
duced by Maryland Public Television
(MPT). The first show of the new year
airs Thursday, Feb. 1 at 8 p.m. and
again on Monday, Feb. 5 at 1 1 p.m.

The February 1996 edition of
Maryland State of Mind continues to
break new educational ground, expos-
ing viewers to learning experiences in
and beyond the classrooms and labora-
tories at University of Maryland System
institutions. The following is a glimpse
of the stories in the upcoming show:

Marching Home: Frostburg State
University mounts a conference on the
cultural legacy of World War II.

All the World's A Stage: The Towson
State University theater program plays
host to a Kabuki master.

Voyage to an Ancient Harbor:

University of Maryland College Park
archaeologists are uncovering the
ancient Roman Port of Caesarea
Maritima in what is now Israel.

The People's Channel: Coppin State
College is home to the community

access channel for Baltimore's cable
television system.

Cleaner Genes: Researchers at the UM
Biotechnology Institute are engineering
an enzyme to make laundry detergents
more effective and environmentally
friendly.

An Ounce of Prevention: University
of Maryland at Baltimore's community
health worker program is improving
the lives of chronically ill patients,
reducing Medicaid costs and helping
neighbors help neighbors.

Tuning in to Language: University of
Maryland Baltimore County is packag-
ing foreign language television broad-
casts as an innovative teaching tool.

The February edition of Maryland
State of Mind is made possible by fund-
ing from the UMS institutions and pri-
vate underwriters, including
Investment Counselors of Maryland.

Maryland State of Mind is produced
by MPT in association with the UM
System. The innovative partnership
combines the vast educational
resources of the UMS with MPT's state-
of-the-art production capabilities.
National Public Radio's Scott Simon
hosts the show.

Performing Arts on the Line

Call it one-stop shopping for infor-
mation about the arts at Maryland.
Now, everything you wanted to know
about upcoming theater or dance per-
formances, art exhibits or musical con-
certs is just a phone call away.

By dialing 405-ARTS, you'll have
access to a list of arts events from four
categories: music, theater, dance or The
Art Gallery. Pre-recorded messages
inform you of the dates and times of
upcoming events, along with telephone
numbers and box office hours for
acquiring tickets.

The new automated line, which is
updated regularly, is part of the College
of Arts and Humanities efforts to unify
its presentation of the arts, in anticipa-
tion of the arrival of the Maryland
Center for the Performing Arts.

The departments of theater and
dance, the School of Music, the Concert
Society at Maryland, The Rossborough
Festival and The Art Gallery offer a mul-
tiplicity of performances and exhibits.
Finding out what there is to see and
hear is as simple as dialing 405-ARTS.

Business School Awarded $500,000

The Jacob and Annita France Foundation, Inc. and the Robert and Anne Merrick
Foundation, Inc., have donated $500,000 to the College of Business and
Management. The gift, to be awarded over five years, will fund the France-Merrick
Faculty Fellowship Fund at the business school.

"We are grateful to the France and Merrick Foundations for their generous sup-
port of the Maryland Business School," says Dean William Mayer. "This gift will
help us move ahead on our highest priority— the retention of excellent faculty."

The France-Merrick Faculty Fellowship Fund will enable the business school to
better compete for top-quality faculty. Specifically, the fund will help supplement
faculty salaries and summer research. Faculty receiving the funds will be designated
as France-Merrick Fellows.

Making the roads passable meant piling the snow high and on the side.

Snow Team Braves Blizzard of '96

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pared with equipment and supplies.
There was plenty of salt and sand, six
front-end loaders and seven snow blow-
ers which they had no use for until this
year.

While there was some equipment
damage, no one was injured during the
effort which, Brown says, was a good
tiling. The Health Center didn't look
open and it would have been difficult
for emergency vehicles to get through.

Fortunately, classes weren't in ses-
sion If the semester had begun, the lots
would have been jammed with cars,
making plowing impossible, says Monn.
They would have been forced to shift
resources to resident facilities, adds
Baker.

And, packed snow doesn't move. It
might have been much worse with peo-
ple walking on it, says Brown. "It
would have been a nightmare," all
agree.

So who decided to keep the universi-
ty closed? Brown and Frank Brewer,
director of the physical plant depart-
ment, came in every morning at 4:30,
drove around, called the local weather
people, then called vice president for
academic affairs and provost Daniel
Fallon at 5 a.m. to report the condi-
tions. Fallon made the final decision.

At the beginning, says Brown, the
decision to close campus was made at 5
a.m. As time went on, the decision was
made by 5 in the afternoon that the
campus would be closed the next day.

This part of the country wasn't pre-
pared to handle the enormous task.
Baker says. But while many people
griped about the dismally slow snow
removal efforts in their own neighbor-
hoods, the feedback from the campus
community was appreciative and sup-
portive of the effort here at University
of Maryland.

—JANET CHISMAR

Vision Not Restricted by Disabilities

Close to a dozen student volunteers learned to see through the eyes of disabled
high school students as a result of a unique mentoring relationship.

The university's Photo Outreach Program brought together campus volunteers
and 20 youths with mild to severe disabilities from Parkdale High School to offer
"Unrestricted Visions." The program enabled students in Parkdale's Least Restricted
Environment special education class to study photography.

Besides teaching the students basic photographic skills, the program was
designed to demonstrate that everyone has abilities waiting to be tapped.

Barbara Tyroler, coordinator of the Outreach Program, says she hopes to obtain
funding to continue the program for the third time next fall. It was funded this year
by grants from the Prince George's County Arts Council and several businesses and
organizations in the Washington area.

During the fall 1995 semester, the Parkdale students were matched with volun-
teer mentors to search for the perfect photograph. The student mentor pairs scout-
ed the campus to snap pictures of campus life, students and whatever caught their
attention. The program culminated with a reception and the opening of a one-day
exhibition of their works at Stamp Student Union on Jan. 19.

On display were photos of Parkdale students clutching cameras, determined to
snap their own pictures, while others showed mentors helping students to steady
their aim.

The exhibit moved to The Gallery at the Greenbelt Public Library where photos
will be displayed until Feb. 25.

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8 Outlook January 30, 1995

Anne Turkos: Guardian of Things Past

Who do you see when you want to
find a photo of the first women on cam-
pus or wonder how many people have
majored in astronomy? Anne Turkos, of
course. Her love of history and passion
for the written word make Turkos a nat-
ural as the university's archivist.

The job does not involve digging
through dusty boxes of boring artifacts
all day. It is diverse, absorbing and alive,
says Turkos. "It's one of those jobs
that's really varied and that's what
makes it interesting. It's not the same
thing day in and day out."

A good part of that day is spent inter-
acting with people. Turkos puts in a fair
amount of time on the reference desk at
McKeldin Library — helping people with
questions about the university or any of
the Maryland Room holdings.

She also works with interns and stu-
dent assistants on the processing of
manuscript materials. One of the things
she especially enjoys about the job, says
Turkos, is having the opportunity to
work with students who go on to be
professional archivists. "It's kind of a
molding, shaping situation, helping
them learn and grow at the same time.
We have had some very good students
who have gone on to shower us with
glory in the professional world."

Another favorite aspect, says Turkos,
it working with historical photographs:
"I love the photographic part of it."
People will often ask for obscure pho-
tos such as a shot of an old telephone
on campus. That's when she dons her
detective's hat: "We don't have any-
thing under T' for telephone so where
do you go? That kind of puzzle solving
is fun," she adds.

Turkos is responsible for keeping
track of archival material that comes
into the library — preparing a formal log
sheet to say what it is, who gave it to
the university, what kind of time span it
covers and where it is on the shelf.

She also performs technical-services-
oriented tasks such as cataloguing
records for manuscript materials, both
for the historical manuscript holdings
and the university's archival materials.
After being reviewed by the technical
services staff, these records end up in
the online catalog.

Additionally, she is in charge of
exhibits and special events for the
archives.

Turkos grew up in Baltimore, ending
up in Ohio for graduate school. She has
a master's in history and a master's in
library science from Case Western
Reserve University in Cleveland.
After receiving her graduate
degrees, Turkos found her way back to
Maryland. She worked with the
Baltimore City Archives and Records
Management Office for close to four
years, then came to the university. It's
been 1 1 years now and a perfect fit.

"I always enjoyed history," says
Turkos, who was an English major as an
undergraduate. "When I went back to
library school, I thought I'd be a refer-
ence librarian because it's fun to do ref-
erence. I like to help people find the
things that they want, feel their excite-
ment and accept their gratitude when
you know you've fulfilled their need."

But at the time she went back to
school, there were more jobs in
archives than in the reference area. So
she tried archives.

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Anne Turkos has found the perfect way to combine her interests as the university's
archivist. She finds her days at McKeldin Library interesting and full.

She says she has really enjoyed learn-
ing about Maryland and is an adopted
Terp — with a huge collection of turtle
paraphernalia to prove it.

"I enjoy seeing the students get
excited about what I'm able to share
with them about the university," says
Turkos. "Many of the students don't
realize how old the campus is, how
small it used to be, what the song is
that chimes from the (Memorial]
Chapel."

Students frequently ask about univer-
sity statistics — how long does it take
people to graduate? How many people
are enrolled in my major over time?
What is the demographic makeup of
the student body? How many black stu-
dents are there? When did women first
come here?

"There's a lot of lookback. We some-
times think that young people aren't as
interested in history anymore, but
there's a lot of curiosity about what's
gone on in the past here," Turkos says.

She is always looking for important
records, publications and memorabilia
from campus groups. People need to
remember the archives when they are
getting ready to throw stuff in the trash,
she says.

"They would be surprised at how
many people are interested in what
they have. People think, "This stuff is
boring,' but 20 years from now, some-
one is going to be happy that they
saved it."

-JANET CHISMAR

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Zing Go the Strings

On Friday evening, Feb. 9, the
Guarneri String Quartet will hold its
first Open Rehearsal of the Spring
1996 semester. The 7 p.m. perfor-
mance takes place in the Ulrich
Recital Hall of the Tawes Fine Arts
Building. The Quartet will read
through Ravel's "String Quartet in F
Major" as well as Arriaga's "String
Quartet in D minor".

The rehearsal is free and open to
the public. For information call 405-
1150.

Number 16: Confucianism

You are cordially invited to attend
the 16th China Regional Seminar on
Wednesday, Feb. 7, from 3-6 p.m. in
the Chesapeake Room of the
University College Inn and
Conference Center.

Wei-Ming Tu, professor of Chinese
history and philosophy. Harvard
University, will discuss "Confucianism
and the Chinese Diaspora." Other dis-
cussants include Anthony Yu, Carl
Darling Buck Distinguished Service
Professor in the Humanities,
University of Chicago and Ying-Shih
Yu, professor of East Asian Studies &
History, Princeton University.

For further information, please con-

tact Li-Ju Hong at 405-4312.

A Showcase for Planners

Conference and Visitor Services
invites all faculty and staff who plan
meetings and conferences to attend a
Conference and Meeting Service
Showcase on Thursday, Feb. 22, from
1-4 p.m. in the Stamp Student Union
Colony Ballroom.

Services invited to display at the
showcase include: conference plan-
ning and registration, travel and trans-
portation, catering and food, confer-
ence facilities and hotels, audio-visual
and technical support, special events
planning, tours, recreation and enter-
tainment, printing and photography
and supplies. Refreshments will be
provided and valuable door prizes will
be awarded (must attend to be eligi-
ble).

Interested in attending? Call
Conference and Visitor Services at
314-7883 by Friday, Feb. 16.

Welcome Home

Volunteers are needed for the
Maryland English Institute's Welcome
Home to Maryland program matching
international students with volunteers
from the university community.

Volunteer families/individuals in

the program meet with students on a
regular basis and partake in activities
that allow the students to become
familiar with American culture.

The deadline for Welcome Home is
Friday, Feb. 23- For further details, call
405-0336 or stop by Room 2140
Taliaferro Hall.

Local Artists

The Parents Association Gallery is
pleased to serve as a host exhibition
site for the seventh annual Prince
George's County Juried Exhibition,
continuing on display through Feb.
29- Five Prince George's artists cur-
rently featured in the exhibit have
been selected for juried awards:
Larrissa Banks, Phil Brown, Richard
Ward and Sam Noto.

The exhibition is a program of the
Arts and Cultural Heritage Divison of
the Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission,
Department of Parks and Recreation,
Prince George's county. Featured
artists live or work in the county.

For further information, please call
314-8493.

Speaking Partners Sought

The Maryland English Institute
needs volunteers for its Speaking

Partners program, which matches
international students studying English
with American volunteers. This pro-
gram gives international students the
opportunity to practice their English
with an American in a non-classroom,
informal setting. Students and volun-
teers meet at least once each week for
an hour of conversation.

Interested volunteers may attend an
orientation on Friday, Feb. 16, from
noon-l:30 p.m. at MEI in Taliaferro
Hall. Call 405-0336 for more details.

The Web and the Arts

The Art & Learning Center, which
offers non-credit classes in pottery,
photography, painting and drawing
and leisure learning, for people of all
ages recently completed their home
page on the World Wide Web.

In a recent survey, about 10 per-
cent of the students who registered
for Art & Learning Center classes
received information about campus
organizations from the Internet. The
center's home page can be found on
InforM, which carries information
about campus organizations, events,
educational resources and more. The
address is:

http://www.inform.umd.edu/Student
Campus_Activities/Arts/Art_Center.