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Outlook

The University of Maryland Faculty and Staff Weekly Newspaper

Volume 13 'Number 30 • May 18, 1999

The Marvelous
Marian Anderson,

page 5

Spring Commencement 1999

Political Commentators James Carville and
Mary Matalin to Address Graduates

James Carville and Mary Matalin, who are
usually at the opposite ends of the political
stage, will come together to address University
of Maryland's Spring 1999 graduates on

Mary Matalin and James Carville

Monday, May 24, at 9 a.m. in the Cole Student
Activities Building.

James Carville, a political consultant, served as
chief strategist for Bill Clinton's election in 1992,
which placed a Democrat in the White House for
the first time in 12 years. In 1993, Carville was
honored as Campaign Manager of the Year by
the American Association of Political Consultants
for his leadership during the Clinton campaign.
He then went on to focus on foreign political
strategy, working as a consultant to the liberal
Party of Canada and to senior members of British
prime minister Tony Blair's staff.

Currently, Carville is consulting on the
Argentinian presidential race as well as the Israeli
prime ministerial race. In 1997, Carville co-found-
ed the international consulting firm of Gould
Greenberg Carville N.OJR along with Democratic
pollster Stan Greenberg, and Phillip Gould, a con-
sultant to Tony Blair. The firm offers polling, strat-
egy and communication advice on how to mod-
ernize campaigns, institutions and companies
seeking to succeed in a new era of change.

Continued on page 3

Destler Named V.P. for Research,
Dean of Graduate Studies

William Destler, dean of the
A.James Clark School of
Engineering, has been named
vice president for research and
dean of the Graduate School.
Desder will assume his new
role when a permanent
appointment is made for vice
president for University
Advancement, which Destler
has held on an interim basis
since January.

"We conducted a rigorous
and thorough national search
for this crucial position, and we
were fortunate to find the best

person already among us at the university," said Maryland
President Dan Mote in making the announcement. "Bill will pro-
vide the leadership and experience necessary to keep Maryland
on course to its destiny as a premier research university. I am
delighted that he has accepted this challenge."

Mote created the vice president for research position last fall,
combining it with the existing vacant position of dean of gradu-
ate studies. As vice president, Destler will report to Mote and
work closely with Greg Geoffrey, senior vice president and
provost.As dean, he will report to Geoffroy.

"I am extremely pleased and honored to have the chance to

Continued on page 7

William Destler

All Major System are Go at the University for the Y2K Countdown

The clock continues to tick toward
the new millennium, and so do more
than 13,000 computers throughout the
University of Maryland. With rumors
and a recent flood of reports from
news agencies regarding the Jan. 1 ,
2000, dilemma, the university is forging
ahead to meet all mandates to ensure
total compliance.

Countless hours and dollars are
being spent assessing, prioritizing and
fixing code to prepare for the "day." A
maintenance timetable created to
review and evaluate mission critical sys-
tems suggests the campus computing
networks are nearly 100 percent com-
pliant. Those workstations not in
compliance are mostly due to out-
of-date hardware, which has already
been replaced or will be replaced
in the new fiscal budget year begin-
ning July I.

According to Ann Prentice, dean
of the College of library and
Information Services, who is
responsible for overseeing Year
2000 (Y2K) compliance, the univer-
sity is on schedule to meet total
compliance with regard to all hard-
ware and software upgrades and
changes needed to keep computing
systems operational.

"It's a large project, and some-

times an overwhelming responsibility,
but I know we are on target to meet
regulatory projections and pending
deadlines," says Prentice whose office is
filled with notebooks and documenta-
tion from the process. "I anticipate the
campus will be more than 90 percent
compliant within the next two
months."

She is currently determining the
extent to which the systems supporting
state and federally sponsored research
and deliverables are in compliance. "We
must prove to the state and federal gov-
ernmental agencies that the university
has made a good faith effort to become

fully compliant," Prentice says.

For more than a decade, university
administrators have been preparing the
campus community in anticipation of
potential computer bugs and glitches
that would be affected by the changing
millennium. This has involved upgrad-
ing hardware and legacy systems,
acquiring the necessary software,
changing program codes to patch and
keep systems running efficiently.

The Y2K problem stems from com-
puters using two digit fields to repre-
sent years (e.g. 99 = 1999) in computer
software. In the rudimentary years of
computer technology, programmers

1941 1932
1940 1942
1951 1952
1960 1961
1969 1970
1978 1979
1987 1988
1996 1997

1933 1934 1935 1936 1937

1943 1945 1946 1947 1948

1953 19S4 1955 1956 1957

1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

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1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
1989 199(
1998 199^

saved storage space when developing
hardware and software by using two
digits for years, rather than four.

But today such software may inter-
pret the year 2000 as 1900, since the
final, all important digits are the same.
The results could vary from computer
glitches to virtual system shutdowns.

There are two common approaches
to repairing a computer system. The
first is to expand all 2-digit year fields
to 4-digit year fields so that the system
stores not only the year but the century
as well. For example, "99" becomes
"1999"

The other method is to insert logic
into the system that interprets 2-digit
year fields to determine what century
the year falls into. The approach imple-
ments a rule that if the year is less than
a given value, then the century is "20;"
otherwise the century is "19" For
example, if the year is between "00" and
"49," the century is "20," otherwise
the century is " 19"

Replacing a comput-
er's hardware and software
usually involves either pur-
chasing a new system from
a vendor, building a new
system in-house, or hiring

Continued on page 4

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MPCA Search Committee Appointed

At the end of last week, the Office of the Senior Vice
President and Provost was making appointments to the search
committee for the vacant position of executive director for
the Maryland Center for the Performing Arts.

James Harris, dean of the College of Arts and Humanities,
will chair die committee, which will include the chairs of
music, dance and theater, as well as senior staff from units that
interact with and support the Maryland Center, and communi-
ty representatives.

History Professor Richard Price has been acting director of
the center since the resignation of Jeffrey Babeock last fall. As
always, the provost's office encourages all members of the uni-
versity community to forward nominations of qualified indi-
viduals to the search committee.

d Campaign Continues to Surpass Goals

atim

"It's hard to think of a faceless stranger out there you may kill. So
think about the people you are hurting now - like the family who
will miss you forever if you die." — Maryland senior Heather
Metzger in an April Reader's Digest article about ber personal
and national campaign against drunk driving, which began
after ber alcoholic father was killed in a motorcycle accident.

"There is no free lunch in this business. If you increase the num-
ber of people arrested and sent to prison, you may actually be
creating another problem. There is a multiplier effect"
— Lawrence Sherman, chair of criminology and criminal jus-
tice in an April 7 New York Times story about the children of
inmates, wbo stand a good chance of imitating their parents,

"That was a huge controversy over that. It had been thought that
picking up a baby spoiled it and led to more crying. Instead it
teaches the baby that the world is a responsive place and leads to
less crying long term." —Jude Cassidy, associate professor of psy-
chology, quoted in an April 7 New York Times obituary of psy-
chologist Mary Ainswortb, wbo developed theories about how
babies form attachments.

"The research tends to be on the side that politeness works.And
what works best is treating people with respect and giving them
a sense of justice." — Michael Buckley, executive director of the
Crime Prevention Effectiveness Program, in a recent story on
ABCNEWS.com about encouraging police officers to be polite
even when handing out tickets. Maryland's iMwrence Sherman
was quoted in the same story.

"Fearful children whose parents enroll them in group day care in
the first years arc more likely to change. Sheltering, overintrusive
parenting seems to enhance or maintain shyness in a child,
whereas exposing him to the real world may change his tempera-
ment." — Nathan Fox. professor of human development, in an
April article in Family life magazine challenging the notions of
the 'parents-don 't-matter" school of thought.

"Play is spontaneous, non-stressful, self-initiated activity. If it's not fun,
if it's stressful for the child, or if it's handed down to her or him by
adults, then it's not play." — Kenneth Rubin, professor of human
development, in a story in the April issue of Family Life about the
importance of play in tbe early childhood development

Famines are sort of the shadow of a drought. They don't usually
come immediately, and are usually about a year behind."
— Geography professor Steven Prince in a Feb. 22 story in
Space News about how satellite images sboui that the Sahara
Deserts boundaries reflect rainfall patterns rather than human
misuse of the land. Prince derided claims that deserts in tbe
Sahet are expanding rapidly as "just nonsense."

A strong April rocketed current fund-raising
totals past the goal for the year a hill two months
early, according to a report from Bill Desder, inter-
im vice president for University Advancement.

Highlighting April's activities were a $15 mil-
lion gift from Clarice Smith and a $6 million gift
from Leo Van Munching, both of which were
announced on the eve of President Dan Mote's
inauguration. The university received three odier
gifts of more than a million dollars in April, bring-
ing the month's total to an all-time record $29
million, Desder says.

"A few years ago we would have been pleased
with an annual total of this month's magnitude,"
Desder commented. The record month brought
the year's total to more than $64 million, com-

pared with the year's goal of $57 million. The fis-
cal year ends June 30.

The various April gifts are earmarked for a
wide variety of university programs, including the
Maryland Center for the Performing Arts which
will be named for Smith, the Robert H. Smith
School of Business, Intercollegiate Athletics, the
Colleges of Computer, Mathematical and Physical
Sciences, Journalism, Bella vioral and Social
Sciences, and Agriculture and Natural Resources.

The university has raised more than $232 mil-
lion during the current seven-year $350-million
fund-raising campaign, Bold Vision • Bright
Future, with more than three years to go in the
campaign.

TCS Selected for Energy Modernization Project

The University of Maryland's aging utility
infrastructure will begin a $71 million program
of renewal and modernization this summer as a
result of a new private-public partnership with
Trigen-Cinergy Solutions (TCS).

The efficient new technology being installed
on the campus by TCS will enable the university
to reduce its energy consumption by 32 percent,
reducing fuel and utility costs by $ 1 20 million
over 20 years, and significantly reducing regional
air emissions. The $ 1 20 million savings will be
used to fund the $71 million in improvements
and debt service.

The energy saved by this new equipment on
an annual basis is enough to power 7,590 homes
or a town about the size of Laurel.

Faced with estimates of $50 million to repair the
university's steam plant, steam distribution system,
and high voltage distribution system, die university
sought state capital funding in 1995 to address this
problem and was told instead to seek creative
financing through a private-public partnership.

The university worked with the Governor's
Council on Management and Productivity and
the Board of Regents to develop a proposal to
achieve this objective, while ensuring reliable
heating, cooling and electric power services

without indenting the university.

TCS was selected from among three bidders
to take on the project. TCS is a joint venture of
Trigen Energy Corporation of BaJUmore and
Cinergy Corporation of Cincinnati, two of the
largest energy companies of their type in North
America. Trigen is noted for efficiently converting
fuel to thermal energy and electricity, and com-
bining the production of heat and power to
reduce the amount of fossil fuel used and the
amount of carbon dioxide released into the
atmosphere. TCS estimates the project will
reduce emissions of nitrous oxide by 9,800 tons
and carbon dioxide by 3.5 million tons over the
20-year program term.

All current university employees in the areas
affected by the new contract will keep their
jobs, said Frank Brewer, assistant vice president
for facilities management. Many will be able to
choose between working for the university or
working for TCS,

"This project is good for the university and
good for the environment," Brewer says. "It estab-
lishes the university as a national leader in the
modernization of energy infrastructure."

Marie Smith Davidson Honored
Through Scholarship

The President's Commission
on Women's Issues recently
announced an endowed schol-
arship in honor of Marie Smith
Davidson. For more than 30
years Davidson, chief of staff in
the Office of the President, has
worked tirelessly on behalf of
women, the Women's
Commission, and the entire
campus community.

"We wanted to capture one
of Marie's most visible quali-
ties—her tradition of giving.
That's what a scholarship is all
about— giving," says Nancy
Struna, past president of the
Women's Commission.

The commission believes
that the Marie Smith Davidson

Scholarship will perpetuate her
long-standing legacy of giving
and create opportunities. The
campus community, friends,
and alumni are invited to join
in building tills endowment.
Davidson will establish a com-
mittee to define the eligibility
criteria for the scholarship.

If you wish to contribute
either by check or by payroll
deduction .contact Patricia
Wang, director of the scholar-
ship campaign, 3112 Lee
Building, or call 405-7764.

For additional information
about this scholarship, contact
Struna at 405-7476 or e-mail
nsl6@umail.umd.edu.

As the semester winds
down and faculty and staff
prepare to take time off, start-
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Deadline for calendar items
or announcements for the
June 15 issue is June 4.
Deadline for the July 20 issue
is July 9.

Weekly publication will
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May 18,1999 Outlook 3

Spring Commencement 1999

Schedule of Events

Sunday, May 23

Philosophy

COLLEGE OF LIFE

noon

SCIENCES

1400 Marie Mount Hall

7 p.m.

Reckord Armory

Communication

noon

ROBERT H. SMITH SCHOOL Hoff Theater

OF BUSINESS

7 p.m.

COLLEGE OF BEHAVIORAL

Cole Student Activities Bldg. AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

noon

Monday, May 24, 1999 Cole Student Activities Bldg.

9 a.m.

CONVOCATION

COLLEGE OF COMPUTER,

Cole Student Act. Bldg.

MATHEMATICAL AND

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

11 a.m.- 3 p.m.

noon

RECEPTION

Memorial Chapel

McKeldin Mall

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

COLLEGE OF AGRICUL-

noon

TURE AND NATURAL

Reckord Armory

RESOURCES

2:30 p.m.

A.JAMES CLARK SCHOOL

Memorial Chapel

OF ENGINEERING

2:30 p.m.

SCHOOL OF ARCHrrEC-

Reckord Armory

TURE

noon

COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND

Architecture Great Hall

HUMAN PERFORMANCE

noon

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND

2240 HLHP

HUMANITIES

Dance.Theatre, RTVF

COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM

noon

4:30 p.m.

Tawes Theatre

Tawes Theatre

English and Comparative

COLLEGE OF LIBRARY AND

Literature

INFORMATION SERVICES

2 p.m.

1 p.m.

Tawes Theatre

1240 Zoology/Psychology

Bldg.,Room. 1240

American Studies and

Women's Studies

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC

noon

AFFAIRS

0200 Skinner Hall

noon

Tyser Auditorium, Van

Art History

Muncliing Hall

noon

2309 Art-Sociology Bldg.

UNDERGRADUATE INDI-

VIDUAL STUDIES

Art Studio

2:30 p.m.

noon

Nyumburu Cultural Center,

2203 Art-Sociology Bldg.,

Multi-Purpose Room

Room. 2203

Foreign Language,

Linguistics

noon

£/fft

JSL,

0130TydingsHall

SlaC ^

Classics

18 "jf

mL 1 56

noon

Marie Mount ,

^ km/

Maryland Room.
History Jewish Studies,

Russian Area Studies

^ i ,»*-

noon

1410 Physics Bldg.

\

Music

noon

Tawes Recital Hall

Combination of Politics and Music Makes
Student Speaker the 'Ideal Undergraduate'

If scientists sought to create the ideal
undergraduate — intelligent, generous,
well-rounded and versatile — they might
draw inspiration from Benjamin Lynerd.
He is, in the words of Charles
Butterworth, professor of government
and politics, "the closest tiling I have seen
to a brilliant student in 30 years of teach-
ing. What's more, he is gracious, witty,
urbane, and above all, a good citizen."

Lynerd is a double major in govern-
ment and politics and music. He is a
member of both the University Honors
Program and the Government/Politics
Departmental Honors Program, and is
graduating with a G.EA. of 3-92. He has
served terms as both president and vice-
president of Maryland's chapter of Pi
Sigma Alpha, the national political science
honor society.

In 1997, Lynerd won the Homer Ulrich
Award for Piano Performanee.The same
year he was a delegate at a student con-
ference on United States affairs hosted by
the United States Military Academy in
West Point, N.Y He says he truly enjoys
dissecting the prelude to Wagner's opera
Tristan und Isolde and grasping political
theorists' understanding of the dichotomy
between economy and the household. He's
headed to the University of Chicago to earn a
master's degree in political theory and hopes to
someday get a Ph.D and teach at the college
level.

And he's only 22 years old.

"Ben is the genuine article," says Stephen
f:lk in. professor of government and politics. "He
gives every indication of doing something
important in the world."

Lynerd has already managed to do some
important things during his four years at
Maryland. In 1998, he did a summer internship
at the office of Maryland Gov. Parris Glendening,
where he had the chance to evaluate welfare
reform initiatives throughout the state. He and
fellow interns visited departments of social ser-
vice from rural Garrett County to the heart of
Baltimore City and presented their findings to
Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend. "When
preparing recommendations for improvement,
we realized that individual counties offered

Benjamin Lynerd, Spring Commencement's student
speaker will address his fellow graduates on May 24.

more innovative initiatives for their own clients
than the state or federal government," says
Lynerd, adding that Townsend was "very warm
and receptive to our ideas."

While indulging the political side of his per-
sonality, Lynerd has also combined community
service and music in a unique fashion: piano
recitals at retirement facilities, most notably the
Riddle Village Community in Media, Pa. After
each concert Lynerd, decked out in a tuxedo,
would spend time chatting with the members of
the audience. "It's a personal thing for me," he
says of the recitals, "because the residents are
always so moved by the music. I think I'm at my
best playing for them." He definitely plans to
continue tliis form of outreach in Chicago.

Butterworth, again, sums him up best: "Ben is
an extremely intelligent, energetic, dedicated
young man who has served die campus and
local communities with aplomb and has con-
tributed greatly to enriching our lives."

— BRENNA MCBR1DE

Political Commentators James Carville and
Mary Matalin to Address Graduates

continued from page 1

Mary Matalin is a political conservative
whose voice has been heard on The Mary
Matalin Show on the CBS Radio Network. She
was featured in Talkers Magazine as one of
"The 100 Most Important Talk Show Hosts in
America" in 1996, 1997 and 1998. Matalin was
founding co-host of CNBC's Wasliington-based
political weeknight debate show, Equal Time.

The Reagan revolution brought Matalin to
Washington, D.C., where she served the
Republican National Committee in the political
education, red istric ting, and deputy chairman
offices. She held the position of voter contact
director for the Reagan-Bush campaign. In 1985,
Matalin was chief of staff to the chairman of the
Republican National Committee. She joined the
George Bush for President campaign in 1986

where she held the positions of deputy political
director and midwest regional political director
in the primary, and national victory director in
the general campaign in 1988. In 1992, Bush
named her deputy campaign manager for politi-
cal operations where she was responsible for
the overview and organization of all 50 states'
operations. T< >ilay, Matalin remains a frequent
network political commentator, offering a con-
servative perspective.

Personally and professionally, Carville and
Matalin make a dynamic team.Together, they
wrote "All's Fair: Love, War and Running For
President." Carville 's second book, "We're Right,
They're Wrong" made it to number one on The
New York Times Best Seller list. He released his
third book, "And the Horse He Rode In On —
The People V Kenneth Starr," in October 1998.

4 Outlook May 18, 1999

All Major System are Go for the Y2K Countdown

continued from page 1

an outside agency to provide a
particular business function.

Once any corrections or
replacements have been made,
it is important to test the new
system thoroughly to ensure
that it will be ready for the
Y2K rollover. Testing verifies
that the corrected system han-
dles dates properly with no
adverse impacts on any busi-
ness function. Testing should
also assure that no other sys-
tem that interfaces with the
corrected system is adversely
affected.

A management team repre-
senting information technology
services units has been vigor-
ously working on the Y2K con-
version. The active force, with
representatives from each col-
lege and unit, is continuing to
organize and schedule compli-
ance activities to build support
and awareness of the Y2K
efforts to diminish possible
interruptions in mission-critical
systems.

Among the steps already
taken at Maryland to ensure
compliance are the testing and
upgrades to mission critical
computer applications and sys-
tems in many areas, including
admissions, registration, stu-
dent accounts, financial aid,
development and alumni rela-
tions, payroll programming and
the physical plant. "We began
addressing issues relating to
administration and student sup-
port systems more than a
decade ago with the new mil-
lennium in mind," Prentice
says. "With two minor excep-
tions scheduled to be compli-
ant by July 1, all of these net-
works are ready and opera-
tional. The student systems
were designed with Year 2000

in mind and do not have prob-
lems.

Since mid-1998, inspection
of individual computers and
workstations in offices across
the campus has been in
progress. Once a terminal or
workstation has been evaluat-
ed, a green sticker is placed on
the unit to indicate the system
is ready.

"Bringing the campus safely
into the new century is costly,"
Prentice says."Each college or
unit has allocated funds from
its budget to repair or upgrade
equipment that is not compli-
ant "AU Macintoshes are manu-
factured Y2K-compliant, and
the vast majority of PCs made
after 1995 are supposed to be,
but we are testing to corrobo-
rate."

Despite some of the dire
warnings in the media regard-
ing Y2K computer failures,
Prentice believes the risk of
disruptions at the university
will be quite low, if they occur
at all. "I don't foresee any diffi-
culties or prolonged problems,"
Prentice says."! would actually
be surprised if anything out of
the ordinary happens."

However, she admits the
scope of the statement is
broad, and small glitches may
be expected.

Prentice is quick to add that
while the inventory and review
is not detecting problems and
tests indicate system compli-
ance, a risk manager is on
standby with a contingency
plan.

For more information on
university conversions and
compliance, visit the website
<www. inform .umd . e du/Comp
Res/Year2000>.

— E. LYLE HENDERSON

For Your Health

The annual Faculty/Staff Health Fair takes
place at the University Health Center on
Thursday, June 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Free services include health risk
appraisal, seated massage and fitness testing.
Information on nutrition, smoking cessa-
tion, early detection of breast cancer,
acupuncture and skin cancer will be provid-
ed.The following screenings will also be
offered: blood pressure, vision, hearing, glau-
coma and body composition testing.The fair
also includes several mini-seminars on
health topics.

Those wishing to have their cholesterol
tested can make an appointment by calling
314-8128. For more information, call
314-8128,

HSKUN6Q
Translating the Techno-speak 101

Programmers
grams.

People who design and write software pro-

Code - Symbols that are read by a system as instructions
(such as written Instructions that make up a software pro-
gram). In the early days of computers, when programmers
coded, they often only used two digits for the year, leading
to potential Y2K problems.

Bug (Y2K Bug) - A bug Is an error In the code. While pro-
gramming the year as two digits was not originally an
error (It was on purpose), it Is
treated as such because systems
could make mistakes by
treating 00 as 1900
instead of 2000.

Patch (also known
as a "fix") - A
small piece of pro-
gramming that

fixes a piece of a program (for
example, a patch for a Y2K problem In
an old spreadsheet program so that it can calculate the
year 2000). Often a very quick solution to fixing the Y2K
bug.

Legacy systems - Systems that are not considered cur-
rent technology. Legacy systems often contain Y2K bugs
as they were designed well before people thought of
potential Y2K problems.

System simulation - A simulation of a system In operation
to Illustrate how a system may act when confronted with
Y2K problems.

Embedded (chips/ system) - "Embedded" means they are
an Integral part of the system. Often used to control,
monitor, or assist the operation of equipment. Tracking
down Y2K bugs In embedded systems is often a difficult
process (especially in legacy systems).

Y2K compliant - Y2K compliance programs help meet
requirements to rid organization of Y2K bugs. But be
warned, a compliance program is only as good as its
designers, so It may not test all systems (such as exter-
nal or dormant systems) and scenarios.

Source: Tactics/February 1999, the monthly newsletter
for members of the Public Relations Society of America

Learn to Swim

Enjoy summer and learn to swim
with Campus Recreation Services.
"Learn-to-Swim" classes are offered for
children and adults. All students, CRS
members, faculty/staff and members of
the local community are eligible to par-
ticipate. Summer course registration
begins June 1 and is ongoing. The
course fee is $45 for registered summer
students, their spouses and depen-
dents; $47.50 for CRS mem-
bers, their spouse and
dependents and a,

$50 for all CRS
non-members.

Register in person

at the Member Services Desk In the
Campus Recreation Center. Fees are
due in full at the time of registration.
For more information, call 405-PLAY
Courses fill quickly, so register early.

Parents who wish to meet with
swimming instructors and need assis-
tance in placing their child or children
in the most appropriate swim course
should register on June 5,
between 9 a.m. and
3 p.m.

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Your Guide to

University Events
May 18 - 24

May 18

** 11:30 a.m. Campus Black
Ministries: "Drum Majors of
Excellence" luncheon. Atrium.
Stamp Student Union. 4-7759.*

May 23

tS * 10 a. m.-noon. Engineering
Reunion Brunch. All engineer-
ing alumni are invited to attend
as part of the Engineering
Reunion Weekend celebration.
By invite only. University
College Inn & Conference
Center. 54675.

®* Noon-5 p.m. Engineering
Golf Outing. Engineering alum-
ni are Invited to sign up for tee
times as part of the Engineering
Reunion Weekend activities. By
invite only. University Golf
Course, 54675.*

*■ 5-6 p.m. Order of the
Engineer Ceremony.
Engineering students and alum-
ni are invited in he inducted in
this fellowship dedicated to the
practice, teaching, or adminis-
tration of the engineering pro-
fession; inductees receive Order
of the Engineering. University
College Inn & Conference
Center. 5-3857.*

** 6-9 p.m. Engineering
Alumni Annual Awards Dinner.
Reception and dinner for all
engineering alumni, featuring
presentation of the 1999
Distinguished Engineering
Alumna Award to Mary
(Donley) laccy 78 and presen-
tation of the Student
Outstanding Service Awards.
Ballroom University College Inn
& Conference Center. 54675.*

May 24

9 a.m.-5 p.m. Spring
Commencement. For more
information please visit
< www. umd . edu/comme ncc-
ment> or see page three of
Outlook. 54637.

Calendar Guide

Calendar phone numbers listed
as 1-xxxx or 5-xxxx stand for
the prefix 314- or 405. Events
are free and open to the public
unless noted by an asterisk O-
Calendar information for
Outlook !s compiled from a
combination of inforM's calen-
dars and submissions to the
Outlook office. To reach the
calendar editor, call 405-7615
or e-mail oudook@acemail.
umd.edu.

May 18, 1999 Outlook S

Singing the Praises of Marian Anderson s Lei

Festival Celebrates the Life and Work of a Musical Legend

In the spring of 191 1, when a young
Marian Anderson applied to a promi-
nent Philadelphia school of music, she
was turned away with an abrupt "We
don't take colored."

This first encounter with Jim Crow,
Anderson remembered, "bit deep into
the soul," but it would not be her last
encounter with racism. Marian
Anderson rose to become one of the
century's most celebrated vocalists, but
in the process she yoked her extraordi-
nary talent to high principles and a
broad humanitarianism so that restric-
tive racial practices that so affronted
the young Anderson would not weigh
upon others.

The eldest of three daughters born
to John and Annie Anderson, Marian
Anderson began singing in
Philadelphia's Union Baptist Church
choir. Her father, an ice and coal dealer,
ied when Marian was 10, and her
other made ends meet by taking in
undry. Though she underplayed the
hips that marked her childhood,
Anderson's road was an uphill
b that depended upon her family's
ices and her community's
urcefulness. Leaders of black
delphia early appreciated her spe-
and promoted her as they
In 1921, she became the first
ent of an award from the
Association of Negro
ians. Later, two Julius Rosenwald
ships allowed her to study
d, gaining her entry into a world
was forbidden to black people m
United States.

Marian Anderson's career was fiUed
tth superlatives due to a talent Arturo

anini called "a voice such as one
ars once in a hundred years." By the
ie she performed her farewell con-
;, she had garnered every award
(able to a world-class artist. Kings
jqueens decorated her; emperors
iored her; presidents recognized
:r. In the United States, Dwiglit
enhower appointed her a U.S.
egate to the United Nations, and
Ion Johnson conferred upon her
Presidential Medai of Freedom.

e granted her the Grand Prix du
t» for die best-recorded voice on
:. Continent. She received some 40

fcary doctorates in music, law, and
i Humanities
nderson did not merely leave her
■It in the world of music. She made
If a "symbol for my people."
trough her voice, Anderson com-
Eared the African diaspora and the
Snare of slavery In the process,
used the principles of equality
the music of her people. "There

are things in the heart that must enrich
the songs I sing. If this docs not hap-
pen-and it does not always happen-the
performance is not fulfilled."

Throughout her career Anderson
confronted injustice wherever she
found it. A long list of personal accom-
plishments challenged and broke
America's color barrier. She was the
first African American to win the
Philharmonic Society compedtion, the
first African American to sing in the
White House, and, in 1955, she was the
first black woman to perform at die
Metropolitan Opera in New York.

Quiedy, she made it her "mission to
leave behind me the kind of impres-
sion that will make it easier for those
who follow." Reading the problem of
race as one of unfortunate misunder-
standings and fear. "[T] he only hope for
all of us is diat we will attempt in good
faith to rid ourselves of unknown fears
in matters where it is possible to dis-
cover that fears are often groundless
and unreasonable," she wrote in her
autobiography. "Fear is a disease that
eats away at logic and makes a man
inhuman."With that.Anderson commit-
ted herself to being an instrument of
racial reconciliation.

But there was nothing soft in
Anderson's egalitarianism. Declaring
enough was enough, she "made it a
rule . . . not to sing where there was
segregation."That commitment set the
stage for Anderson's most famous con-
frontation with American racism. In
1939, Sol Hurok, her concert manager,
arranged for America's most renowned
contralto to perform in Washington's
Constitution Hall. The Daughters of the
American Revolution, owners of the
hall, objected, decreeing that it "not be
used by one of her race." When Eleanor
Roosevelt resigned from the DAR and
Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes
arranged for Anderson to give an Easter
Sunday concert on the steps of the
Lincoln Memorial, Anderson's triumph
was complete. Some 75,000 people
stood before the statue of the Great
Emancipator and renewed the promise
of Lincoln's proclamation.

The University of Maryland takes
great pleasure in sponsoring the thud
edition of the University of Maryland
International Marian Anderson Vocal Arts
Competition and Festival to be held at
the University of Maryland, College Park,
July 15-24, 1999- Marian Anderson's pur-
suit of excellence in song and her com-
mitment to the principles of justice and
equality stand as beacons for those who
follow in her path.

—IRA BERLIN,
PROFESSOR OF HISTORY

ie third edition of the Marian Anderson Vocal Arts Competition and Festival takes
place at the University of Maryland from July 15 -24.
The event is organized by the Maryland Center for the Performing Arts. Forty con-
stants from around the world will compete for over $50,000 in cash awards. The
pdze Will be $20,000 In cash and engagements, Including a university-sponsored
recital In Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York.
.The final round of the competition will be In the Kennedy Center Concert Hall with
the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra on July 24. All events are open to the public,

Including competition rounds. For mere Information, call 405-8174.

6 Outlook May 18, 1999

President's Commission on Ethnic Minority Issues Honors Faculty, Staff

The President's Commission on
Ethnic Minority Issues recently
announced the recipients of the
Minority Achievement Awards for 1998-
1999:

Faculty Award

Ronald Waiters is a professor in the
department of Afro- American studies
and the department of government and
politics. He also serves as a senior
scholar in the James MacGregor Burns
Academy of Leadership. In addition to
his teaching and research contributions
to the campus, Walters has served as
the faculty adviser of organizations
such as the Black Male Student Alliance
and the campus chapter of the NAACP
Last semester, as the director of the
African American Leadership Program,
he initiated a leadership development
training program for black student lead-
ers on campus. Beyond the campus, he
is active with numerous national leader-
ship organizations and is called upon
often by the national media to provide
analyses of public policy issues.

Associate Staff Awards

Gladys Brown is the director of the
Office of Human Relations Programs. In
this role, she establishes human relations
goals for the campus and advises and
assists the president and other adminis-
trators on issues of access, equity, diversi-
ty, teaching effectiveness, institutional
change, and program development. In
partnership with the Association of
American Colleges and Universities,
Brown helped raise $2.5 million for a
family of Internet-based projects includ-
ing the "Diversity Web" and the
"Diversity BIueprint:A Planning Manual
for Colleges and Universities." Brown's
talent and effectiveness have not gone
unnoticed outside of the campus. She
has been cited and awarded by regional
and national entities, including President
Clinton's White House Initiative on Race.
In June, Brown will be leaving our cam-
pus to assume a position with the
American Council of Education.

Olive Reid is the
director of undergradu-
ate programs in the
College of Journalism.
She manages the
undergraduate advising
office of the college,
supervising clerical
staff, graduate assis-
tants, and undergradu-
ate students. The
undergraduate student
employees arc partici-
pants in the peer advis-
ing program which she
conceived and initiat-
ed. She hires, trains,
and supervises the
advising staff and
assumes a significant
part of the college
advising load herself. A
colleague in the
College of Journalism
calls her "the personifi-
cation of the college."
She is often the first person students
meet during recruitment programs and
one of the first coUege staffers with
whom they interact during freshman
orientation programs. Reid teaches the
EDCP 108O course for journalism fresh-
men and conducts various college pro-
grams, including job fairs and sessions
on minorities and women in the field.

Graduate Student Award

Bridget Turner is a graduate student
in the department of educational poli-
cy, planning and administration. A third-
year doctoral student who earned her
masters degree here, she is studying
the social foundations of education. Her
dissertation topic is "Racial Identity,
Attitude Formation and Cultural
Association Behavior Formation of
College Students Participating in a Year-
long Racial Dialogue Project" She pre-
sented her master's degree seminar
paper at a national American
Sociological Association conference in

Complete with congratulations from President Dan Mote, the Minority Achievement Awards
winners were honored In a ceremony last week. Pictured In the top row: Jay Gilchrist, Dan Mote,
Ron Walters; bottom row: Otive Reid, Gladys Brown and Bridget Turner.

Toronto, and was subsequently invited
to present her research on minority
graduate students in a session on racial
issues in higher education at the ASA
conference. Last year, Turner created a
year-long course, "The Racial Dialogue
and Action Project," and currently teach-
es it. The course is fast becoming a
national model in racial dialogue inter-
ventions on college camp uses. As the
chair of special events of her depart-
ment s Graduate Student Association,
she created important informal oppor-
tunities for students and faculty to con-
nect so they can foster a supportive
community to aid student retention.

Academic Support Unit Award

The Campus Recreation Service pro-
fesses that a welcome recreational cli-
mate for all begins with a diverse work-
force. And it practices what it preach-
es.Thc unit has made an aggressive, sys-
tematic effort to diversify its staff at all
levels. As a consequence, it has a

diverse, ethnically representative work-
force of professional and student
employees.

Since 1991, the percentage of ethnic
minorities employed as full-time admin-
istrative staff and graduate assistants
has increased from 9 to 25 percent, and
minority student employee representa-
tion has grown from 14 to 36 percent,
CRS acknowledges that diversifying the
department's workforce has con-
tributed to the broader use of its ser-
vices and facilities. The pool of students
currendy using their services better
reflects the demographics of the cam-
pus than ever before.

The department also receives helpful
suggestions for program improvement
from students and staff that offer a
minority perspective. CRS has made
this progress under the leadership of its
present director, Jay Gilchrist.

Several Technology Enrichment Programs Offered this Summer

Registration is under way for a full
slate of summer technology enrichment
programs provided by the Institute for
Instructional Technology. ITT programs
mix skills training with development
discussions and pedagogical mentoring
by faculty peers. In addition, each mod-
ule includes mentored workshop peri-
ods during which participants can
work on their own products with tech-
nology experts on-hand for personal
consultation.

This summer's program will include
the following training modules:

• "Netscape Page Composer" (an excel-
lent 1/2 day course for those with
little or no web development experi-
ence and who plan to enroll in either
the WebCT series or the Web
Teaching/Learning Tools module)

• "Everything You Wanted to Know
About the World Wide Web as a
Teaching and Learning Tool" (a compre-
hensive look at web technologies,
including HTML,and their application
to classroom support)

• "Creating Effective Presentations for
the Classroom" Qeain to use
PowerPoint to add visual interest and
variety to classroom or conferencing
presentations)

• "WebCT" (learn to create a complete
classroom environment with this
comprehensive course management
tool, including calendars, bulletin
boards, quizzing, grade tracking, and
more) Two series will be offered.

• "Digital Imagery and Visualization
Techniques" (for those with competent,
but basic scanning and Photoshop
skills; survey compression schemes for
optimizing web graphics, and explore
means of visualizing data)

• "Advanced Web Page Development"
(for hard-core "webslingers"; learn
advanced HTML and Photoshop skills)

• "Digital Video Capture & Editing" (for
faculty wishing to integrate video

or audio clips into their PowerPoint
presentations or web pages; special
tools and software will be introduced,
and techniques for capturing,
editing, and optimizing the products
will be discussed)

• "Multi-media Presentations on the

Desktop and Web" (beyond basic
PowerPoint; learn to integrate spread-
sheets, photographs and movies into
your presentation and transport your
presentations to the Web)

Program offerings are made available
free of charge to campus faculty. In the
event of seating availabilities, teaching
assistants and departmental faculty sup-
port personnel may also be seated.

The 11T is co-sponsored by the
Center for Teaching Excellence and
Academic IT Services and is in its sixth
year of service to campus faculty.
More detailed course descriptions and
registration information can be
found at the I IT website:
<www.inform.umd.edu/IIT>.

May 18, 1999 Outlook 7

University Researchers
Take Genetics to the Gym

Struna Reflects on Administrative Fellow Position

Researchers are looking for
volunteers who are willing to
give their DNA a workout as
part of a gene exercise study
conducted by die University of
Maryland. The study focuses on
changes in cholesterol levels
through exercise and is sup-
ported by a $2.1 million grant
from the National Institutes of
Health.

Controlled clinical trials
have shown that some people
reduce cholesterol levels
through exercise, while others
don't see any results from exer-
cise. The reason for the differ-
ence may depend on a per-
son's genetic makeup.

In collaboration widi
researchers at the University of
Maryland School of Medicine
and the University of
Pittsburgh, University of
Maryland Kinesiology Professor
James Hagberg leads a research
team that studies individuals
with variations of a specific
gene - apolipoprotein E.
The version of the gene
in an individual may help
determine if an
individual ^^

responds better f/ w
to treatment

through medication, diet
or exercise. While exercise
and medication have the
ability to alter lipid levels
in the body, this study will
show how a physician can
screen someone's DNA to
determine if exer-
cise or medication is
the best answer for
an elevated risk of high

cholesterol or even heart dis-
ease

Hagberg's team is currently
recruiting healthy, sedentary
individuals between the ages of
50 and 70 to participate in this
study. Qualified volunteers
receive a physical exam, cho-
lesterol and diabetes blood
tests, cardiovascular assessment
and aerobic capacity tests,
supervised exercise training,
body composition and bone
density measurements. Selected
volunteers will exercise for six
months and data will be col-
lected to determine the extent
to which they've changed as a
function of the variation of that
gene. At study completion, vol-
unteers gain a firm body, a
healthy way of living and $200.
Anyone interested in becoming
a volunteer may call 405-2571
for more information.

Destler Named V.P. for Research,
Dean of Graduate Studies

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help direct Maryland's continu-
ing ascent as a major research
university," Destler says. "Most
of my professional life has been
spent here, and 1 am commit-
ted to our success."

He has served as dean of
engineering for five years and
has been at Maryland for 25
years as professor and chair of
electrical engineering. Destler
fed the Clark School of
Engineering on a fast-track
march to prominence over the
past few years, most notably
raising research funding to top
10 status among American engi-
neering schools. The school
also rose in the U.S. News and
World Report rankings from

37th to 17th among graduate
engineering schools in just four
years.

As vice president for
research, Destler will provide
leadership in developing the
university's research policy,
manage the university's rela-
tionships with funding agen-
cies, business and industry, and
provide the leadership needed
to sustain the university's
strong growth in research pro-
grams.

As dean, he will be responsi-
ble for policy development and
administration of the decentral-
ized Graduate School, which
offers more than 70 advanced
degree programs and enrolls
more than 8,000 students.

Nancy Struna, who vacates
the position of administrative
fellow to the Office of the
Provost in August, describes
her experience on the job as
"wonderful."

"It is a marvelous opportu-
nity to learn much more about
the university from the cam-
pus level," Struna says. "You
learn about various issues fac-
ing research universities and
get to watch academic leaders
in action. You get to see how
the provost's office develops,
administers and leads the uni-
versity's agenda."

The administrative fellow
works closely with the
provost, participates in a wide
range of decision-making
processes and program man-
agement in the provost's
office, and obtains extensive

education in higher education
administration.

The program is also intend-
ed to increase the administra-
tive fellow's awareness of the
complexity of Issues facing
higher education and increase
the pool of talented faculty
with experience and interest
in pursuing careers in universi-
ty administration. In addition, it
offers the fellow a chance to
apply his/her own unique tal-
ents to the field of administra-
tion.

Her position, says Struna, is
"well-divided between expec-
tations and tasks the provost
designed for me. He has given
me assignments that drew on
my skills."

One of the best experiences
she had on the job, says Struna,
was the chance to work with

Nancy Struna

the Maryland legislature. "I
attended strategy meetings,
and all hearings and budgets
that had to do with the univer-
sity,'' she says. "It is an eye-
opening job."

The provost's office is cur-
rently considering applications
it has received for the position
for the next academic year.

NOTABLE

The Department of Resident Life recentiy
recognized "excellence in service" at their
1999 Annual Awards Ceremony on April 27.
Jeanne Steffes and Matt Soldner were named
employees of the year.

Donna Mete, Steve Petkas and Bryan Swam
received awards for Outstanding Service, while
the award for Superlative Customer Service
went to David Cooper.

Service awards were given to several employ-
ees for their years of service: Jiema Forte for rive
years, Joe Mitchell, Jim Rychner, and Scott Young
for 10 years, Sharon Robinson for 20 years, Jan
Davidson, Carolyn Lewis and Rani Rizivi for 25
years, and Mary Gibson for 30 years of service.

Additionally, some resident advisors were
recognized for their outstanding performance,
including Kevin Baxter of Cambridge
Community, Hannah Bennett of Denton
Community, Tracy Isaac of EUicott Community,
Elizabeth Hagovsky of Leonardtown
Community, Jasmine Thomas of North Hill
Community and Masha Sapper of South Hill
Community.

Rosie Morales and Beth Blake, both of die
ICONS (International Communication and
Negotiation Simulations) Project within the
department of government and politics,
received the "Best Paper" award at tills year's
Regional User Services Conference.

Their paper, entitled "Maintaining Pedagogy
while Implementing New Technology: The

ICONS Project", addressed the challenges of
keeping up with advances in technology for
technology-based educational programs while
taking extra care that any new implementa-
tions support established pedagogical goals.
The award-winning paper (and resulting
conference presentation) traced the process of
selecting and implementing new hardware and
software solutions, as well as the challenges of
customizing business-oriented applications like
Oracle Application Server and Oracle Database
for educational purposes.

Daniel Mac Lean Wagner, an associate profes-
sor in lighting design, received the Helen
Hayes award for lighting design for a recent
production of "Nijinksy's Last Dance," by
Norman Allen. The Hayes awards are given
each year to recognize outstanding accom-
plishments in dramatic productions in die
Washington, D.C., area.

This is die sixth Helen Hayes award that
Wagner has received for outstanding fighting
design. He has so far received 20 nominations.
Most recently, Wagner was the lighting designer
for the University Theatre production of "Lcs
Liaisons Dangereuses." He has designed more
than 250 productions at various Washington
theaters.

Wagner serves as resident lighting designer
for Studio Theatre, Olney Theatre Center for
the Arts and the National Players, He is also an
artistic associate at Signature Theatre.

Walk In & Learn

The Electronic Workplace Readiness Lab In the Patapsco Building recendy began walk-in
hours for all university employees. The lab is available Tuesday, 1-4 p.m.
and Fridays 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

The facility is staffed to provide one-on one assistance to anyone
needing to learn specific applications or software. Self-paced fram-
ing software is available for you to take classes at your pace, and
at your convenience.

For more Information, contact Bridget Battaglini, electronic
workplace readiness coordinator, at 405-1101 or visit
<www.personnel.umd. edu/E-workplace/index.html>. _

8 Outlook May 18, 1999

Campus Designer Leads a Creative 'Double Life'

Mike Godfrey leads a double life Or perhaps it
would be more accurate to say he leads two
interrelated lives.

Godfrey is a graphic designer and coordinator in
the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources'
Office of Creative Media and Communications
Services. He is also an award-winning artist whose
paintings hang in private and corporate collections
throughout the United States and in several foreign
countries. As he says,"l have two full-time careers."

The seeds of this dual professional life were sown
in Godfrey's childhood. He began painting seriously
with the encourage-
ment of a seventh-
grade teacher. He
soon sold his first
painting to another
teacher's husband
who happened to
own a gallery in
Fayetteville, N.C.
Godfrey continued to
sell his paintings
there untjj he graduat-
ed from high school.

After graduating
from East Carolina
University with a
bachelor's degree in
communications ,
Godfrey began
exploring career

options. "From reading biographies of well-known
artists since junior high, I had decided that the logical
first step was a job in commercial art," he says.
Godfrey worked in a Washington, D.C., design studio
and a Maryland publishing company before accepting
a position in November 1984 to the College of
Agriculture and Natural Resources office, then known
as Information & Publications.

"I was drawn by the public-service orientation of
the university," he explains. "It's gratifying to work on
projects and publications that people need and use."
Over the years, these publications and projects have
included educational fact-sheets, bulletins, and
newsletters on subjects ranging from home horticul-
ture and family finance to water quality and integrated
pest management, as well as exhibits, student recruit-
ing pieces, and several college annual reports.

Godfrey also appreciates the opportunities his
work has given him to get out in the field and interact
with people who work — and love — the land. Such
sentiments won't surprise anyone who has seen his

Mike Godfrey

"Autumn Creek"

work.

i am first and foremost a landscape
painter," Godfrey says. "I find myself con-
stantly inspired by the beauty of
nature"

Working mostly in oils, he translates
this inspiration into paintings
that range in size from 5 by 7 inches to
40 by 72 inches. Rarely a portrayal of
actual locations, these canvases are
instead a compilation of elements that
create a sense of time and place. "My
goal is not to simu-
late a camera but to
capture the emotion
a scene inspired," he
says.

Godfrey fre-
quently works on 10
to 12 thematically
similar paintings at a
time — often late at night — focus-
ing on such variables as sunlight,
moisture, and seasonal changes. He
confesses to being fascinated by
the ethereal qualities of mist, fog,
and shadows at daybreak, as well
as with the fading tays of the twi-
light sun.

It is this fascination, coupled
with his innate talent and choice
of subject matter, that has earned
him a repeated spot in the annual "Arts for the Parks"
competition sponsored by the National Park Service.
Two of his works — "Winter Light" (Rocky Mountain
National Park) and "Hidden Jewel" (Yellowstone
National Park) — have won bronze medals in the
competition. Another has been featured on the cover
of the September 1998 issue of American Artist maga-
zine.

Godfrey approaches graphic design much like he
approaches painting — looking at values, relation-
ships, color, tone. "The two facets of my work are dis-
tinct, but definitely related," he explains, "The media
are different, but the approach is the same "

Occasionally, Godfrey's fine art and commercial
design "lives" converge, as on two college projects: the
cover of an annual report and a natural resources
exhibit, for which he created original paintings.

As if his life weren't busy enough, Godfrey took on
the role of acting coordinator of the Office of Creative
Media and Communications Services' Publications and
Outreach unit almost two years ago. The management "Ralney"

responsibilities have been both a challenge and an
opportunity for him. "Serving in this position has
given me a chance to experience another facet of the
educational publishing business," he says.

Still, faced with too much of a good thing, Godfrey is
in the process of stepping down from his coordinator
duties. His goal is to cut back on his university responsi-
bilities so he can devote more time to painting. "I like
both aspects of my professional life," he explains. "It's
just a matter of achieving the best balance."

Godfrey's paintings are sold in galleries across the
United States. Interested faculty and staff can see his
work locally at the McBride Gallery in Annapolis and
the Somerville/Manning Gallery near Wilmington, Del.

— PAMTOWNSEND

ffyi

for your interest

Celebrating 50 Years of
Hearing & Speech

The department of hearing
and speech sciences cele-
brates the 50th anniversary of
its Hearing and Speech Clinic
on June 25-26. Tours of the
clinic will be available on June
25 from 2-4:30 p.m. and on
June 26 between noon-l:30
and 4-6 p.m. A special lecture
by Harvard University's
Catherine Snow on The
literacy Wars: Can Science
Provide a Cease-fire?" will be
held on June 25 from 4:30-6
p.m. in Tyser Auditorium in Van

Munching Hall. All are wel-
come. For more information
call 4054214.

Professional Exchanges

With the theme, "Taking
Steps to Empower Ourselves,"
the Professional Concepts
Exchange 18th annual confer-
ence takes place Thursday, May
27, from 8 a.m. -4 p.m. in
Stamp Student Union

The conference is spon-
sored by the President's
Commission on Women's
Issues and its purpose is to
promote the goals of profes-
sionalism and excellence
among the support staff at the
University of Maryland,

This year's luncheon
keynote speaker is Judith
Broida, associate provost and
dean of Continuing and

Extended Education.

Registration forms have
been mailed. If you have not
received a form, please e-mail
Erinn Joyner at ejoyner@oz.
umd.edu, or call 314-8429.

Creating Crossroads of
Change

The Black Faculty and Staff
Association will host a one-day
conference, "African Americans
at the Crossroads of Change:
Where do We Go From Here?
A Holistic Approach to
Strengthening Ourselves and
our Families in the new
Millennium," on Mondayjune
7.The event takes place at the
Holiday Inn in College Park,
10000 Baltimore Ave.

The conference's keynote
speakers are Cheryl Fields,
executive editor of Black

Issues in Higher Education
magazine and Wayne Curry,
county executive for Prince
Georges County.

Registration is $90. For more
information, contact Apriel
Hodari at 405-5983 or e-mail
ahodari@physics. umd.edu.

Keeping up with
Copyright Laws

Are your college or depart-
mental Web pages in compli-
ance with copyright law? Do
you know the university pro-
cedure to follow if someone
should file a notice of copy-
right infringement for online
materials posted by your facul-
ty, staff, or students? When
does a copyrighted work fall
Into the "public domain"? How
will copyright law influence
the development of distance

and distributed education?

Issues such as these will be
addressed at a satellite telecon-
ference on May 21, from 12:15
-2:30 p.m. The teleconference
can be viewed in Room 4137,
McKeldin Library; Room
4210T; Hornbake Library, and
on campus cable channel 10.

The teleconference, titled
"Copyright in the new millen-
nium:The impact of recent
changes to U.S. copyright law,"
will be hosted by the Office of
Information Technology's
Project NEThics and the
University of Maryland
Libraries.

More information is avail-
able at <www.umd.edu/
NErhics/Event/dmca.html>.