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Outlook

The University of Maryland Faculty and Staff Weekly Newspaper

Volume 14 • Number 7 • October 12, 1999

Flagship Sails over

to Journalism,

page 3

Zap Mama,
page 4

South Korean Women Get Lessons
in Campaigns and Leadership

Members of the Maryland Women's Caucus shared their
experiences as women legislators earlier this month when
the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership hosted
1 1 women leaders from its sister organization in South Korea
for a two-day training. The women, from the Center for
Korean Women and Politics, all were interested in either run-
ning for the South Korean National Assembly or playing a
leadership role in an electoral campaign.

"Do not go up the ladder without looking back and bring-
ing someone with you," Del. Carol Petzold told the group dur-

These South Korean women eagerly gleaned leadership
advice from members of the Maryland Women's
Caucus. Pictured below are the 11 participants from
the Center for Korean Women and Politics, with Shelly
Wllsey, Academy of Leadership program director, Sen,
Jean Roesser, Del. Pauline Menes and Del. Carol Petzold.

ing a panel discussion. Petzold, along with Del, Pauline Menes
and Sen. Jean Roesser, shared what it was like being a female
legislator in a majority male legislature, what has changed
over time, and what still needs to change.

Delegates Barbara Frush.Anne Hea ley, Sharon Grosfeld and
Sue Hecht all discussed their campaign strategies and tactics.
The delegates explained the challenges female candidates
face and addressed how gender factors into a campaign.

In 1964 there were 1 1 women in the Maryland House of
Delegates and two in the State Senate. Thirty five years later,
47 of the 141 House seats, and nine of the 47 Senate seats,
are held by women. "We have the numbers, we have to keep
pushing for the power," Roesser said.

In contrast, in 1996, only two women were elected to the
Korean National assembly out of 237 elected seats.

The two-day training session also looked at campaigns on
the internet, the emerging role of women in politics, and the
elements of a successful electoral campaign,

Faculty and Staff Give Back to the
University for a Bright Future

Charles Wellford knows it's more than his job
that excites him about the University of Mary-
land and keeps him coming to work
here year after year. It's his enthusi-
asm for the university's people, pro-
grams and progress that makes him
feel privileged to be a part of this
campus.

So it's no wonder the acting chair
of the department of criminology
and criminal justice is happy to
chair the faculty and staff compo-
nent of the Bold Vision • Bright
Future Campaign. The campaign,
says Wellford, "is as much about each
of us as it is about raising $350 mil-
lion in private dollars,"

Wellford firmly believes everyone
here is committed to the university.
For most employees, says Wellford,
"it's more than a job. They could
make more money elsewhere, but
there's something they're excited
about on campus" that keeps them
here. That excitement, he says, often
translates into giving,

"Some faculty and staff love the students, so
they give to scholarships," says Wellford, "For oth-

ers, it's a strong attraction to their department,
and so they designate a gift to their depart-
ment,"

Whether giving through payroll
deduction or a one-time gift,
Wellford says employees can
designate their gifts in many
ways. Non-designated gifts go
into a fund for the areas on
campus of greatest need, "All
the funds are used to enhance
the academic quality of this uni-
versity," says Wellford.
Wellford 's ties to the University
of Maryland extend back to his
days as an undergraduate stu-
dent, when he attended the uni-
versity on a senatorial scholar-
ship ("my parents could not
have afforded to send me here
otherwise," he says). In addition,
his wife and his children are all
alumni of the University of
Maryland.
It was only a few years after
returning to the campus, in 1981, as a faculty

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BOLD

VISION

BRIGHT
FUTURE

'rHEC^MI'AK.N R>UTHF,

UNIVERSITY OF

MARYLAND

1999-2000 Lilly-CTE Fellows Named

It's difficult to get 10 people to agree on any-
thing. However, this year's LUly-Center for
Teaching Excellence Teaching Fellows all agree
on one conmion goal: enhancing undergraduate
education.

The feUows meet regularly to discuss issues
regarding teaching and undergraduate education
and, in past years, have sponsored symposiums
and discussions involving faculty members from
the campus community. As part of President
Mote's inauguration week activities, last spring
the fellows planned Undergraduate Research Day.

The following is a glimpse of the 1999-2000
Lilly-CTE Teaching FeUows and their work:

Frank Alt, associate professor in the Smith
School of Business, says through teaching he
wants to "enrich the learning process," It's Alt's
Interaction with excellent teachers as a graduate
student, a teacher and a parent that has helped
him develop his teaching philosophy. The LiUy-
CTE fellowship is an opportunity to enhance his
teaching methods through work with colleagues
who share similar interests, and those who share
different perspectives about education.

For the past five years, Alt has been the
insbiictor of BMGT290/ENES 380 in the QUEST
Program, which brings business and engitlfeering
students together In classes team-taught by fac-
ulty from both schools. He also has taught basic
business statistics, "Teaching both of these
courses has allowed me to consider the use and
value of technology to enrich the undergraduate

learning process."

With a research interest in the area of statisti-
cal quality control, as a Lilly-CTE teaching fellow
Alt says he's also interested in pursuing the role
and merit of research on the undergraduate
level.

A faculty member since 1978, Arjang Assad
says his work with imdergraduate teaching for
the past seven years has provided him with
experience that will complement Lilly-CTE fel-
lowship.

Assad, professor and chairperson in the Smith
School of Business, is involved with the QUEST
program as a proposal writer, curriculum design-
er and faculty member.

"My involvement has caused me to think
hard and long about the learning environment
we, as faculty, wish to create for our under^^du-
ates," says Assad.

As a Lilly ^TE fellow, Assad says he's looking
forward to discussions with his colleagues about
teaching practices and the educational experi-
ence at the universi^.

A faculty member since 1989, Carmen
Coustaut, associate professor of theatre, says her
career as a teacher and a filmmaker goes hand-
in-hand. "I am foriunate to t>e able to teach
courses about the work I do. And of course, the
work I do further reinforces everything I teach,"
she says. "In fact, often while I am working, I am

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2 Outlook October 12, 1999

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In Metnoriatn

University Names State Relations Di

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Journalism's IVIarjorie
Ferguson Dies at 69 H

Marjorie Ferguson, an Internationally known media scholar
who focused on the import of rapid change in communica-
|,tlons technology, died Oct. 4 in San Francisco. She was 69.

Ferguson sometimes was described as a scholarly contrari-
an because she took issue with prevailing views of what the
worldwide reach of instant communications meant for cul-
tures and people's sense of nationality. She thought tfie world
would not be slirunk so easily.

A strong feminist who wrote about journalism aimed at
women, she also challenged some of the prevailing feminist
views about women and media. At one time she was deputy
editor of the most widely circulated women's magazine in
Britain, called l^/na/i. She also had been, among other assign-
ments, a feshion editor. One of her tx)oks was tided "Forever
FemininerWomen's
l^agazines and the
Cult of Femininity."

Ferguson had
taught for more than
\Z decade at the
.University of Mary-
land. She was a pro-
;fessor in the College
;Of Journalism and
until recently direc-
tor of its doctoral
program. She taught
^graduate and under-
^graduate students
and was the key men-
tor for numerous
. graduate students
ftwho became faculty
members, scholars,
media policymakers
and journalists here
id abroad.

Ferguson was a member of the Board of Editorial Advisors
sf American Journalism Review, the national magazine pub-
shed by the jotunalism school; a top editor of the interna-
tional Journal of Communication; and a founding editor of a
European journal. Culture and Communication.

Born Maijorie Ruth McDonald on Oct. 7, 1929, in Victoria,
iritish Columbia, she attended the University of British
[Columbia and moved to London after her marriage to Donald
Ferguson, a journalist, in 1949. A late-blooming scholar, she
attained her doctor of philosophy degree in sociology from
le University of London in 1 979. She taught at the London
School of Economics from 1978 to 1988 and pressed the
lool to enlarge its traditional interests with more serious
lention to media and media policy.
She had relatively little success with tiiis at the time and
lose to come to the United States, where media studies were
iiore welcome at universities. In 1988 she continued her
i/ork at the University of Maryland while retaining her
jndon ties and her Canadian citizenship.
Until the late stages of cancer she lived in Washington. In
cent weeks she had gone to California to be near members
af her iamily. She is survived by two daughters, Laura Ann
Perricone and Caryl Jessica Kerollls of California; three sisters;
—A brother; and two granddaughters,
f A memorial service will be scheduled In the future near
Vancouver. She had asked that her ashes be scattered on the
Pacific Coast there. The bmOy asks that any contributions in
tiemory of Marjorie Ferguson be made to The Marksman
Appeal, Imperial Cancer Colo-Rectal Research Unit, St. Mark's
lospital, Northwick Place, Watford Road, Harrow HAl 30J,
Jnited Kingdom.

Marjorie Ferguson

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Ross Stern, formerly a legisla-
tive officer with the Governor's
Legislative Office in Annapolis,
has been named assistant to the
president for legislative and
community relations for the
university.

Stern served as a legislative
officer for Gov, Parris
Glendening during the last leg-
islative session, reviewing legis-
lation and making policy rec-
ommendations to the governor,
as well as testifying to legisla-
tive committees, helping to
draft legislation and coordinat-
ing executive branch positions
on a wide range of legislative

proposals.

Stern also has served as a
Governor's Policy Fellow for the
last two years, working as a bud-
get analyst in the Department of
Budget and Management and as
a special assistant and deputy
chief of staff.

"As a graduate of the
University of Maryland I am
particularly pleased to return to
the campus," Stern says.
"Maryland has an exciting
future and I'm looking forward
to representing the university
in Annapolis and across the
state."

As state relations director.

Stern will review legislation
that might affect the University
of Maryland, serve as a resource
for legislators seeking informa-
tion about the university, help
craft legislative strategy, prepare
and deliver testimony to legisla-
tive committees and ensure
that university interests are rep-
resented in state goverimient
deliberations.

Prior to his state government
experience Stern worked in
retail sales management. He has
a bachelor's degree in econom-
ics and a master's degree in
public management from the
University of Maryland.

Giving Back to the University

continued from page 1

member in the department of
criminology and criminal jus-
tice, that Wellford began giving
to the university. "It was my way
of giving back" to a university
that had done so much, and
meant so much to him.

Eighteen years later. Wellford
is still giving to the university.

"I hope everyone will con-
tribute," says WeUford, noting
that no gift is too large or too
small. It's not necessarily the
size of the, contribution, but
that faculty and staff give that's
important, says Wellford.

He also wants faculty and
staff to understand their giving
is strictly voluntary. "There's no
hard sell," he says.

In the coming weeks, faculty
and staff campaign volunteers

ft'om colleges and departments
across campus will be visiting
with staff to update them and
ask their support for the cam-
paign. Contributors are
reminded that they may desig
nate contributions for scholar-
ships, teaching and research
projects, faculty/stalT asis-
stance funds, student activities
and facility improvements.
"Wherever faculty and staff
choose to make their gifts,"
says Wellfo rd, "they demon-
strate their lielief in the
University of Maryland — its
missions, its programs and its
people.

"It's important to demon-
strate to people outside the
university that we care as
much about the place as our
external donors," says Wellford,

Maryland Charities^

Campaign Kicks off

Today

The Maryland Charities
Campaign also kicks off this
month. Beginning Oct. 12
through Nov. 5, faculty and staff
wUl have the opportunity to
make contributions to their
favorite charities in the state, J
Divisional and departmental coor^
dlnators soon will be distributingJ
material to employees. ■

Last year the university raised ,
a collective % 1 64,000 for tf le
Maryland Charities Campaign.
This year, the state hopes to see a<
lO^ercent increase in giving. J

AIDS Response Fund Established

The AIDS Response Fund has
been established through the
University Health Center. Jeffrey
Bernstein, coordinator of HIV
Prevention Programs at the
health center, says the fund
serves faculty, staff and students
whose lives are affected by
HIV/AIDS,

Financial support is distrib-
uted confidentially, based on
availability and need, to assist
people living with HIV/ AIDS or
to assist individuals whose
friends or family members are
living with HIV/ AIDS. A portion
of the funds is used to provide
education about HIV/AIDS for
the university community.

According to Bernstein, the
response fiind was created to
ease the financial burden for
people on campus. "While the
resources of the ftind are limit-

ed, we hope these frmds can be
used to provide some measure
of relief and moral support,"
says Bernstein. The funds may
be used for a variety of needs,
Including transportation home
to see a family member, long-dis-
tance telephone bills, or funds
to cover the cost of cleaning
services, a home healthcare
worker or groceries.

The fund is governed by a
committee of five people, all of
whom are affiliated with
University of Maryland, College
Park. Of the five, at least one is a
faculty member, one a staff
member and one a student.

All conununications with the
committee are confidential. In
most cases, the requester will
be expected to meet with one
or more of the committee mem-
bers.

At least three committee
members must approve a fund-
ing request and agree to the
amount of support. The commit-
tee may partially or wholly fund
a request.

Individual requests will be
accepted at any time. Individuals
requesting funds should contact
one of the committee members
about information needed. Fimds
can be used as an advance or
reimbursements. Checks are usu-
ally ready withinapproximately
two weeks after the request is
made to the committee.At the
present time, funding up to $500
per individual ts available.

Educational projects may be
addressed to specific popula-
tions or to the campus as a
whole.

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October 12, 1999 Outlook 3

Flagship Channel Moving to College of Journalism

The Flagship Channel , the decade-
old cable TV station run by the univer-
sity, is moving to the College of
Journalism. According to Dean Reese
Cleghorn, the station will be reshaped
to showcase the university and serve as
an "intellectual and cultural resource"
for Maryland ers.

The move, which became effective
last week under an agreement signed
by Provost Gregory Geoffroy, follows
the recommendation of a special cam-
pus committee charged with evaluating
the $350,000 annual investment of uni-
versity funds in the station. The com-
mittee concluded the quality of
Flagship Channel productions had
improved considerably in recent years
and that broadcasting licenses for both
the Prince George's and Montgomery
county cable systems were valuable
assets worth keeping. But the commit-
tee said a move to the College of
Journalism would allow the station to
higlilight the university's best faculty
and programs.

The College's proposal called for
developing TV programming that
would "showcase the extraordinary
minds and programs of the College
Park campus, and bring that program-
ming to a statewide and — in some
cases — ^national audience." Cleghorn
says new programs will be developed
to air not only on the Flagship
Channel, but on Maryland Public
Television and in some instances PBS
stations nationwide, Cleghorn also says
he plans fund-raising strategies to help
the station and assist in underwriting
specific new shows.

"This is an extraordinary resource
for our campus," says Cleghorn.
"Flagship reaches into more than
400,000 households throughout Prince
George's and Montgomery counties.

With the right kind of program
ming, the station can be an impor-
tant intellectual and cultural
resource to the region."

The College also plans to try to
get Flagship on other Maryland
county cable systems. The Flag-
ship Channel airs 24 hours daily,
with programming from 9 a.m. to
midnight, and a computer bulletin
board overnight in Montgomery
County on cable channels 59 and
12, Prince George's County cable
channels 32 A and 3 OB and the
university's campt^ cable channel
38.

An advisory council, appointed
by the provost and dean, will pro-
vide guidance on programming
ideas and help represent all
aspects of the campus communi-
ty. Under the agreement, the
dean of journalism will serve as
the station's chief executive offi-
cer. A management team that
includes Journalism Associate
Dean Christopher Callahan,
University Communications and
Marketing Executive Director Teresa
Flannery, Professor Haynes Johnson,
Flagship Channel General Manager
Serena Mann, Journalism Director of
Development Frank Quine, Journalism
Business Services Director Patty
Summers-Bemales and Professor Lee
Thornton will assist the dean in strate-
gic management of the station. Mann
will continue to be in charge of the sta-
tion's day-to-day operations,

"With our planning, resources, fund-
raising abilities and industry ties, com-
bined with the professional staff Serena
has put together, we believe the Flag-
ship Channel can be an enormously
important asset for the university today
and in the future," Cleghorn says. The

Pictured above ts one of the Flagship Channel's control rooms. Although the channel Is
now under the direction of the College of Journalism, the studios will remain in tiie base-
ment of the Tawes Building.

takeover of Flagship will give an "enor-
mous boost" to the college's broadcast
journalism program, Cleghorn adds.

"Over the past decade we have
developed one of the top print journal-
ism programs in the country, but our
good broadcast journalism program has
not been among the elite," says Cleg-
horn. "The addition of a professional TV
staUon with such enormous reach,
combined with the faculty additions of
Lee Thornton two years ago and Sue
Kopen Katcef this year, will make us
competitive with the best broadcast
journalism programs in the nation."

Maryland joins the University of
Missouri and the University of Florida
as one of the few journalism programs

in the nation to operate a TV station,
Cleghorn says program changes, and a
possible station name change, are being
developed this semester and will be
launched at the beginning of spring
semester.

The college's broadcast news opera-
tions will be moved to the station,
wtiich is located in the basement of the
Tawes Fine Arts Building, between
semesters. The Flagship Channel had
been under the direction of the Office
of Continuing and Extended Education
since 1995. Prior to that it was operat-
ed by the College of Education.

Investor's Group Hosts Motley Fool Writer

Bill Barker, a writer for The Motley Fool, is
the featured speaker at the Wednesday, Oct.
20 meeting of the Investor's Group in Room
4137, McKeldin Library at noon. The Motley
Fool, founded by brothers David and Tom
Gardner in 1993, is an online investment site
whose philosophy is to instruct, amuse and
help you make money at the same time.

Barker, a graduate of Yale
(B.A„ 1987) with a
law degree, in 1991,
&om the University of
Virginia, writes for The Fool's
School, where he attempts to
help others learn how to
invest by avoiding the pitfalls
he has encountered. A recovering
attorney. Barker, along with a cast of several
dozen, provides a systematic approach to
help beginners understand stock market
investing quickly with an emphasis on mak-
ing learning fun.

According to the Fools, investing in the
stock market is not "rocket science."
Ignorance and fear about the financial world
create confusion and The Motley Fool helps
readers accumulate financial information, dis-
cuss investment options and do independent

research on companies. The Fools don't give
stock tips. Their philosophy is if you give a
man a fish you have fed him for a day, but if
you teach him to fish you have fed him for
life.

The Motley Fool administers a nationally
syndicated, weekly newspaper colunrm that
runs in 160 newspapers around the country,
as well as a radio show heard every
weekend in 80 major U.S. markets.
The brothers Gardner have
written four best-selling
books, including "The
Modey Fool Investment
Guide" and "Rule
Breakers, Rule Makers."
The Investor's Group, co-
sponsored by the Friends of the Libraries and
the Office of Continuing and Extended
Education, numbers more than 300 faculty,
staff, students and friends who are interested
in broadening their curiosity about financial
issues. The meeting, open to all who are
interested, is free and Barker will bring along
a "big box of Fool stuff" for all to enjoy.

The next meeting of the Investor's Group
is scheduled for November 17,

Microsoft Enterprise Agreement: ™
Software Now Available

A unique licensing agreement between the University System
of Maryland and Microsoft has given campus faculty and staff
access to a host of Microsoft products, Including operating sys-
tem upgrades and desktop productivity tools. Tlie licenses
under this agreement cover alt institutionally owned desktop
computers on which the software can be installed. In addition,
faculty and staff may install eligible products on personal home
computers or portable computers for work related to their
employment.

Access to the software is currently available through;

Departmental contacts witfiin the university: GIT has provid-
ed CDs of
the applicable software for distribution within campus units.

OIT Software Licensing Office: The software is also available
for Internal Services Request (ISR) purchases directly from the
Software Licensing Office at a charge of $10 per CD, which cov-
ers the media and distribution costs.

OIT Information Technology Library: You may purchase addi-
tional CDs of the eligible software under the work-at-home
rights for personal home computers and portable computers at
the OIT Information Technology Library located in the
Computer & Space Sciences Building, Room 1400 at a cost of
$10 per CD with cash or a personal check.

For more information and details concerning the distribu-
tion, contract responsibilities, departmental contacts, and a com-
plete list of software, visit the MSEA website at
www.oit.umd.edu/msea.Tlus website also has responses to fre-
quently asked questions.

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Your Guide to University Events
October 12 - 21

October 12

9 a.m. MD Charities Kickoff
Breakfast, sponsored by the
Personnel Department, Colony
Ballroom, Stamp Student Union.

3:30 pjn."VlCTORWeb Workshop,"
an introduction to using
VICTORWeb, the Libraries'Web-
based catalog and online periodi-
cal databases. 4133 McKeldtn
library. 5-9070.

5 p.m. "The Basics and Beyond:
Steps in Library Research," covers
learning how to define a research
topic, and emphasizes selecting
and searching databases to find
periodical articles and other male-
rials 4 133 McKeldln Uhrary
59070,

5:30-7:15 p.m. Dance Classes, spon-
sored by the Art & Leamii^
Center 2111 Stamp Student Union.

6-9 p.m. "Introduction to Microsoft
Excel," introduces spreadsheet
basics of how to: enter values and
text, create formulas, understand
cell addressing in absolute and rel-
ative modes, use pre-bullt func-
tions, link between data, autosave
work, customize printing and
more. 4404 Computer & Space
Sciences BIdg. 5-2938,
cwpost@umd5.umd.edu or
www.inform.tmid . edu/PX*

October 13

Noon. MOCB Fall 1999 Seminar
Series: Cincinnati 'Molecular
Actions of the DrosophUa
Morphogenetic Protein Bicoid,"Jun
Ma. 1208 Biology/Psychology Bldg.
LoriPutman, 5^8422
or LP101@umail,umd.edu

Noon, Research and Development
Seminar Series: "Race, Culture and
Counseling," Janet Helms, psychol-
ogy professor.0114 Shoemaker
Bldg.

2-4 p.m. MD Day 2000 Committee
Meeting. 2111 Stamp Student

Union

2-3 p.m. Society of Hispanic
Professional Engineers presents a
lecture by Alfred Etamirez. 1202
Engineering Bldg.

3:30 p.m. "The Basics and Beyond:
Steps in Library Research." covers
learning how to define a research
topic, and emphasizes selecting
and searching databases to find
periodical articles and other mate-
rials 4133 McKeldin Library
59070.

5 p.m.VICTORWeb Workshop," an
introduction to using VICTORWeb,
the Libraries' Web-b^ed catalog
and online periodical databases.
4133 McKeldin Library. 5 9070.

6:30 p.m "Introduction to HTML,"
introduces the Hypertext Markup
Language used to create web pages
on the World Wide Web. Concepts
covered include how to: format text,
create lists, links and anchors, upload
pages, and add inline images. 4404
Computer & Space Sciences Bldg.
5-2938, cwpost@umd5.umd.edu or
wrvvw.inform.unid.edu/PT.*

5:45 p.m. Swing Classes, sponsored
by the Art 8i Learning Center. 21 1 1
Stamp Student Union.

7 p.m. Writers Here & Now Series:
MFA faculty reading by Merle Collins
and Joyce Kornblatt. Special Events
Room, McKeldin Library.

7:30-10:30 p.m. School of Music:
"Postcard from Morocco," Ulrich
Recital Hall. 5 5570.*

7:30p.m. University Community
Band. This ensemble offers both stu-
dents and conuntinity members the
opportunity to continue to play or
learn new instruments. Performances
on campus and in surrounding
venues occur throughout the year.
Emphasis is placed not only on lop-
notch performance, but also on
camaraderie and fellowship. It Is
open to ail players who are seriously
Interested in making music. 1 102
Tawes Bldg. 5-5542,
mb287@uniall.umd,edu or
www. umd .edu/bands/

October 14

3:30 p.m. Lecture Series; "The

Internet and Civil Society," Peter
Levine and Robert Wachbroit from
the School of Public Affairs. 1 107 Van
Munching Hall.

3:30 p.m. "The Basics and Beyond:
Steps in library Research," covers
learning how to define a research
topic, and emphasizes selecting and
searching databases to find periodica]
articles and other materials 4133
McKeldin Library 5-9070,

3:30 p.m. Meteorology Seminar
Series: "The Environmental Modeling
Center: Present Status and Future
Plans," Steven Lord, Environmental
ModeUng Center. NOAA. 2400
Computer & Space Sciences Bldg,

4:30 pm.VICTORWeb Workshop," an
Introducdon to using VICTORWeb,
the Libraries' Web-based catalog and
online periodical databases. 4133
McKeldin Library. 5-9070.

8 p.m. Unlversi^ Theatre: "Once on
This Island," a new musical book by
Lymi Ahrens music by Stephen
Flaherty based upon the novel "My
Love, My Love' by Rosa Guy, Tawes
Bldg. 5 2201 or
www.inform.tund .edu/THET/plays .

Zap
Mama

Marie Daulne is bringing her
all-female vocal quintet Zap
Mama to University CollegR
Oct. 16. They quintet uses a
variety of styles — rap, hip hop,
R & B, reggae, blues and soul —
to convey the songs, stoiies
and traditions of cultures
around the world.

Alluding to her mixed
Belgian/Zairian parentage,
Daulne identifies with "that
European desire to analyze and
intellectualize, but also the
African vibe is there." She says,
"It is my gift to be able to take
essential parts of different cul-
tures and put them together."
Her upcoming album, "A Ma
Zone," reunites African music
and hip-hop, both a significant
part of her childhood. The
concert will include selections
from "A Ma Zone," recorded on
the Luaka Bop label.

Zap Mama has received criti-
cal acclaim for its unique
sound and inventive approach.
Tune Magazine says,"Datilne
makes music that sounds like a
one- woman multicultural
movement melding African percussion,
American soul and European urbanity."

Daulne will participate in a free pre-concert
discussion, moderated by University of Maryland
ethnomusicologist Carolina Robertson. Also
scheduled to participate are Tom Bickley, Lbrari-
an with the National Endowment for the Arts,
and Ysaye Barnwell, member of Sweet Honey
and the Rock.

Zap Mama is cosponsored by graduate stud-
ies in ethnomusicology, and the Office of Multi-
Ethnic Student Education.

Tickets are $22 for the general public, $19.50 ,
for senior citizens and $5 for students with a
student ©.The pre-concert discussion starts at
6:30 p.m., followed by the concert at 8 p,m. For
ticket information, caU 405-7847,

October 15

9 a.m,- 7 p.m. "Family Weekend."
Activities include distinguished lec-
tures, student artist performances,
the traditional family weekend
brunch, football game and post-
game tent party. Reservations
encouraged. 4 8429

1 1 a.m. "The Basics and Beyond;
StefK in Library Research," covers
learning how to define a research
topic, and emphasizes selecting and
searching databases to hnd period!
cal articles and other materials 4133
McKeldin Library 5-9070.

Noon, Department of
Communication Research
ColloquiumSeries:"Cul tural
Communication and Census 2000,"
Bey-Ling Sha, U.S. Bureau of the
Census. 0200 Skinner Bldg. 5-6528.

7:30 10:30 p.m. School of Music:
"Postcard from Morocco," Ulrlcfa
Recital Hall, 5 5570.-

8 p.m. University Theatre: "Once on
This Island," a new musical hook by
Lynn Ahrens music by Stephen
Flaherty based upon the novel "My
Love, My Love" by Rosa Guy. Tawes
Bldg. 5-2201 or www.inform.umd.
edu/THET/plays.

October 16

9 a.m.- 7 p.m, "Family Weekend."
Activities include distinguished lec-
tures, student artist performances,
the traditional family weekend
brunch, football game and post-
game tent par^. Reservations
encouraged. 4 -8429

I p.m. "The Basics and Beyond:
Steps in Library Research." covers
learning how to define a research
topic, and emphasizes selecting and
searching databases to find periodi-
cal articles and other materials 4133
McKeldin Ubrary 5-9070.

8 p.m. University Theatre: "Once on
This Island," a new musical book by
Lynn Ahrens music by Stephen
Flaherty based upon the novel "My
Love, My Love" by Rosa Guy. Tawes
Bldg. 5-2201 or
www, InfbrM.umd .ed u/THET/play s .

8 p.m. The Concert Society presents
"Zap Mamma." an a cappella group
that blends African, American and
European folk and popular music.
Inn & Conference Center.*

October 17

2 p.m. University Theatre: "Once on
This Island," a new musical book by
Lynn Ahrens music by Stephen
Flaherty based upon the novel "My
Love, My Love" by Rosa Guy, Tawes
Bldg, 5-2201 or
www.lnforM .umd . edu/THET/pIays.

October 18

3 p.m . VICTORWfeb Workshop," an
introduction to using VICTORWeb,
the Libraries' Web-based catalog and
online periodical databases. 4133
McKeldin Library. 5 9070.

5 p.m. "The Basics and Beyond: Steps
in Library Research," covers learning
how to define a research topic, and
emphasizes selecting and searching
databases to Ond periodical articles
and other materials 4133 McKeldin
Library 5-9070.

October 19

5 p.m, "The Basics and Beyond:
Steps In Library Research," covers
learning how to define a research
topic, and emphasizes selecting and
searching databases to find periodi-
cal articles and other materials 4133
McKeldin Library 5-9070.

October 12. 19S9 Outlook 5

6 p.m. School of Miisic presents the
Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Chris
Cekker. trumpet and John Wakefield,
conductor. Colony Ballroom, Stamp
Student Union.

October 20

2 p.m. "Stabilization by the Method
on Controlled Lagrangians," Anthony
Bloch, University of MicWgan. 2460
A.V.Williams Bldg. www.isr.umd,
ed u/Labs/ISL/eve n ts , html.

2:30 p.m.VICTORWeb Workshop,"
an introduction to using
VICTORWeb, the Libraries' Web-
based catalog and online periodical
databases. 4133 McKeldln Library.
5-9070.

4 p, HI, Astronomy Colloquia:
"Mapping die Accretion Structure In
Seyfert Galaxies," Kim Weavrer,
Goddard Space Flight Center. 2400
Computer and Space Sciences Bldg.

7:30p.m. University Community
Band. This ensemble oflers both stu-
dents and community members the
opportunity to continue to play or
learn new instruments.
Performances on campus and in sur-
rounding venues occur throughout
the year. Emphasis is placed not only
on top-notch performance, but also
on camaraderie and fellowship. It is
open to all plaryers who are serious-
ly interested In making music. 1 102
Tawes Bldg. 5-5542,
mb2S7@umail.umd.edu or
www.umd.edu/bandsy

October 21

7:30-9:30 a.m. Dlngman Center for
Entreprenurs hip: "Profiling from
Intellectual Property; How to
Protect and License your
Entrepreneurial Ideas and
Inventions ."Andrew Sherman of
Katten Muchin & Zavis. Renaissance
Harborplace Hotel, Baltimore, Md.
403-4290,-

3:30p.m, "Evaluating a Consumer
Health Website s Interface: Heuristic
Evaluation and Usability Testing,"
Keigt) Cogdili, College of Library and
Information Services and James
Reggia, computer science depart
ment, 2460 A.V WUliams Bldg.

8 p.m. University Theatre: "Once on
This Island," a new musical book by
Lynn Ahrens music by Stephen
Raherty based upon the novel "My
Love, My Love" by Rosa Guy. Tawes
Bldg. 5-2201 or
www. inforM . umd .ed u/THET/plays .

Calendar Guide

Cdendar phone numben listed as
4-x!CKX or 5-xxKX stand for the
prefix 314- or 405. Events are
6ee ind open to the public unless
noted by an asterisk {*). Calendar
information for Outlook is com-
piled from a combination of
inforM's master calendar and sub-
missions to the Outlook office.
To teach the calendar editor, call
405-7615 or e-mail Oudook@
accmail. umd.edu.

Individual Studies Program

Campus faculty members are helping
highly motivated students create their own
majors to best suit their individual academ-
ic needs. The Individual Studies Program
(IVSP) allows them to create an interdisci-
plinary degree sequence by drawing upon
related course offerings from two or more
departments and participating in non-class-
room experiences such as internships and
independent study projects.

Approximately 40 students are enrolled
in the IVSP this year, allowing the universi-
ty to offer greater flexibility and specializa-
tion to focused students. "Some people
want to do something unique, or some-
thing that the University of Maryland does-
n't specialize in," says LisaTenley, coordina-
tor of the program, "We are able to help
them create it."

rVSP undergraduates have been design-

ing and naming their degrees since the
early 1970s. Some recent degrees include
sports marketing, graphic design, interna-
tional health and internet technologies.
Each major is unique.

To enroll, students must And a faculty
member to sponsor their work, write a
proposal and then go before the Faculty
Review Committee, The comrtuttee, head-
ed by Associate Dean of Letters & Sciences
Javaune Adams- Gas ton, is made up of six
faculty members, all from different areas of
study. They meet once a month each
semester to review student proposals.

The present committee includes repre-
sentatives from cell biology and molecular
genetics, government and politics, French,
counseling and personnel services, journal-
ism, kinesiology, and Spanish and Portu-
guese. Appointments to address the com-

mittee are on a first^ome, first-served
basis.

"Working with IVSP is one of the most
fiiirdling things I do on campus as a
teacher," says Phyllis Peres, a committee
member and Spanish and Portuguese asso-
ciate professor, "The one-on-one sustained
collaboration with the student provides a
sound parallel experience to teaching
large classes. Seeing the IVSP students
mature inteUectually in their chosen fields
and being a part of that process is what
teaching is all about."

Besides their course requirements, stu-
dents also write a senior thesis and devote
nine credits to internships or individual
study. They receive their B.A. or B,S. from
Under^duate Studies in the College of
Letters & Sciences.

— DAVID ABRAMS

Reexamining Race and Ethnicity for the 21st Century:

University Holds Symposium to Build Awareness, Promote Understanding

The Committee on Africa and the
Americas has assembled an impressive
group of scholars and graduate students
from a cross-section of academic disci-
plines to discuss the influence of African
and African American contributions on
higher education as the new millennium
approaches.

Topics for the two-day interdisciplinary
symposium will challenge popular opinion
of race and ethnicity In areas ranging from
the arts and humanities to the behavioral
and social sciences. The discussions, on
Thursday, Oct, 2 1 and Friday, Oct, 22 from
9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Multipurpose
Room of the Nyumburu Cultural Center,
are free and open to the public.

Although the concept of the social con-
struction of race has been a common
assumption in humanities and social sci-
ence scholarship, the Idea of a biological
deflnltion of race has reemerged in recent
years. This resurgence comes at a time
when the demographic profile of the
United States rapidly is shifting. Both the
increased immigration of people of color
and a rise in multiracial marriages and dat-
ing situations forecast a transformation in
the composition of social norms through-
out the country in the 21st century. In
addition, the migration of populations
across the globe are blending divergent
groups everywhere.

According to Carla Peterson, chair of
the Committee on Africa and the Americas,
which is co-sponsoring the symposlimi
with the Consortium on Race, Gender and
Ethnicity, there is an urgent need to reex-
amine the varied definitions and usages of
the term race and its relationship to eth-
nicity, culture and biology in order to chart
a path for the new century,

"We want people to discuss race in an
open and civil maimer," says Peterson, "just
as President Clinton attempted to do with
his Initiative on Race."

Among the many sessions Is a panel
titied "The Cult of Single Black
Womanhood: An Analysis of Popular
Fiction by Black Women Writers at the
Millenniimi." This program defines and
explores the body of popular fiction by
black women that has emerged since the
late 1 980s. It offers a critical view on the
significance and contributions the many
texts have contributed to understanding
the social conditions that gave rise to their
works.

Throughout the symposium, sessions
are schedtded that will cover a wide array
of topics. Some will investigate human bio-
diversity and its implications across the
social, behavioral and life sciences.
Another session will seek to comprehend
the assimilation of cultttre and customs
with regard to race and identic in the

Canary Islands, Cuba and North America.
"Black Power," reconsidered as nationalism,
gender and Identity, Influenced African
American politics during the 20th century
is the focus of other lectures. Black perfor-
mance and the shaping of messages
through motion and action will explore
the theater, dance and cinema. Still, other
scholars will investigate the mystique of
black masculinity by Incorporating a multi-
disciplinary perspective.

"Reexamining Race and Ethnicity"
opens with a reception on Wednesday,
Oct. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the Prince George's
Room of the Stamp Student Union featur-
ing excerpts from the musical "Once on
This Island." Based on the novel "My Love,
My Love," by Rosa Guy, it is a romantic tale
of a rich boy from the city and a peasant
girl who saves the boy from certain death.
The Tony-nominated production is a
Caribbean retelling of the Hans Christian
Andersen fable "The Little Mermaid,"and is
directed by Scot Reese.

For additional information, contact the
Committee on Africa and the Americas at
405-7856 or 405-6835.

6 Outlook October 12. 1999

jTrincrn^a

NOTABLE

Commercial photographer Richard Dorbin and writer Ann
Byrnes are under contract with The Johns Hopitlns
University Press ftor their forthcoming coffee table book,
"Tributaries: People Woritlng for the Future of the
Chesapeake Bay". The book, a pictorial featuring distinc-
tive black and white portraits accompanied by commen-
tary — often in the subject's own words — depicts Individuals
who are actively Involved In restoration and preservation of
the Bay. Profiles include several persons affiliated with the
University of Maryland, such as Professor of Soil Science
Ray WeM (shown here, "buried alive"), who is actively
involved In restoration and preservation of the Bay water-
shed.

HKrtO£rBph OHictian] A. Dotb\i\, Paraxon U^iU Fnc.^ 1998

Dan Curry, a graduate
student in the master's
degree program in the
School of Architecture, won
first prize in a two-day
design competition open to
students from the four
Washington -area arcliitecture
schools: Catholic University,
Wash ington- Alexand ria
Architecture Consortium,
Howard University and the
University of Maryland. The
competition asked for ideas
for an urban timepiece for
Washington, D.C., focusing
on locations on the 1790
L' Enfant plan for the city,

Curry's project, one of
seven submitted by students
at the University of
Maryland, consisted of a
below-grade park and
archives for sketchbooks to
be solicited from visitors and
residents of D,C. over time.
The winning designs will be
exhibited at the nadonal
headquarters of the
American Institute of
Architects for two weelcs,
then circulate among the
sponsoring schools.

In honor of William
Mayer, disdnguished alum-
nus and former dean of the

Smith School, the school's
Terrapin Fund has been
renamed the Mayer Fund.
The Terrapin Fund, an MBA
student-managed investment
portfolio, was founded by
Mayer and originally
endowed with a generous
gift of $250,OOO.The hmd
provides MBA students
hands on experience in equi-
ty analysis, trading strategies
and portfolio management.
In addition, the fund increas-
es the marketability of Smith
finance MBAs in industries
such as equity research,
Investment banking, com
mercial banking and corpo-
rate finance. As of last June,
the fund had grown to
ahnost $850,000.

Associate Professor Foon
Sham has completed a
three-month residency at the
Nordic Artists' Centre in
Dale, Norway. He was the
first American selected to
participate in this program.
The selecdon was made
from a pool of 420 appli-
cants from all over the
world.

Leadership Changes Take Place at
James MacGregor Burns Academy

The James MacGregor Burns
Academy of Leadership has under-
gone some significant leadership
changes. Nance Lucas, former associ-
ate director of the Academy of
Leadership, is now the director. She
replaces founding director Georgia
Sorenson, who is now a senior schol-
ar at the academy.

In addition, David Harrington has
been named associate director and
Donald Clifton chairs the academy's
Board of Advisors.

Lucas, who holds an affiliate
assistant professorship in the
industrial and organizational psy-
chology department, served as the
first director of the College Park
Scholars Public Leadership
Program and director of the Center
for Leadership Education. Prior to
joining the academy, she served as
the co-founder and first director of
the Nadonal Clearinghouse for
Leadership Programs.

She convened the 1 997 Global
Leadership Week Program (a worid-
wide leadership program initiative
that spanned five continents) , co-
founded the National Leadership

Nance Lucas

Georgia Sorenson

Executive Office of the President. In
the last three years, she has been
involved in leadership and civic edu-
cation in 28 countries, including
Uganda, Hungary, Estonia, Costa Rica,
Austria and Russia.

David Harrington is an experi-
enced executive in the fields of orga-
nizational management, motivational
leadership, community and public
leadership and leadership training. At
the academy, he has served as direc-
tor of the Center of Leadership
Training and director for programs.

Before coming to the academy,
Harrington was director of educa-
tional services at the Close Up
Foundation. In addition, he was
national chair of the African
American Educators Special hiterest
Group of the National Council for
the Social Studies, on the board of
the Maryland Municipal League and a
faculty member at Harvard's summer
institute for writing, reading and
civic education.

Harrington currently serves as
mayor of Bladensburg.

Donald Clifton is chair for the
Gallup Organization, which, for more
than 60

Symposium, and
served as past chair of
the National
InterAssociation
Leadership Project.
Her research and
scholarship interests
focus on moral and
ethical leadership.

Georgia
Sorenson is a leading
scholar in the fields of
political science, gov-
ernment and leader-
ship. With presidential
scholar James MacGregor
Burns, she is the co-author of the forthcoming
book Dead Center: Clinton Leadership and the
Perils of Moderation (Scribner, 1 999) .

Before coming tot he University of Maryland,
Sorenson was senior policy analyst in the Carte
White House and directed a reorganization of the

David Harrington

years, has been the
world leader in the
measurement and
analysis of people's
attitudes, opinions and
behavior. In addition
to opinion polling,
under Clifton's leader-
ship, Gallup now pro-
vides marketing and
management research.
consulting and train-
ing to the world's
largest corporations
and institutions.

He earned a doctor-
ate in educational psychology at the University of
Nebraska, where he taught for 1 9 years. In 1 969
he founded Selection Research, Inc., which
acquired The Gallup Organization in 1988.

Donald Clifton

Glendening Convenes Statewide Conference

Governor Glendening is con-
vening a statewide conference
on higher education Nov, 3, at
the University of Maryland,
College Park.

"Planning for higher educa-
tion today is a dynamic
process," Glendening says. "For
Maryland to remain competi-
tive and for our colleges and
universities to continue to be
responsive to the state's needs,
the plan must be kept up-to-
date and must have the support
of leaders in higher education,
the private sector and the com-
munity,"

The governor says the con-
ference will bring together
stakeholders from across
Maryland—including students,
faculty, legislative leaders, busi-
ness executives, community
leaders, members of governing
boards and boards of visitors,
and the public.

The conference was pro-
posed in Senate Bill 682 and
adopted by the General
Assembly during the 1999 ses-
sion as the first step in the
strategic planning process that
will culminate in approval of a
new state plan for higher edu-

cation by the Maryland Higher
Education Commission.

The invitation-only confer-
ence is being hosted by the
Secretary of Higher Education,
Patricia Florestano and the
Higher Education Commission.
The commission is responsible
for writing and updating the
state plan.

The conference takes place
in the Stamp Student Union
from 8:30 a,m, until 4 p.m.

1999-2000 Lilly-CTE Teaching Fellows

continued from page 1

teaching. And often while I am teaching, I am learning
something I can apply to my work."

As a Lilly-CTE fellow, Coustaut is Interested in exam-
ining how computer technologies impact undergradu-
ate education. She says she's also interested exploring
issues of diversity in the classroom population,"! espe-
cially wonder how may of the dominant student popu-
lation are actually exposed to issues of diversity in a
way that would impact their lives," says Coustaut.

"As a Lilly Fellow, I envision an interactive discus-
sion with faculty from across the campus on ideas to
help increase student interacdon, use more time effec-
tively in and out of the classroom and motivate stu-
dents to become active, rather than passive in their
learning, says Geoflwy Dahl. assistant professor of ani-
mal and avian sciences.

Dahl says teaching at the undergraduate level is criti-
cal to the mission of the university."! have a strong
commitment to effective, innovative instruction," says
Dahl, who teaches the Introductory course, "Principles
of Animal Science," the largest course in the program
with more than 100 students, He has also developed
two other courses, an upper level endocrinology
course and "Career Options in Animal Science Seminar."

!n addition to his teaching duties, Dahl is the
undergraduate program coordinator for animal and
avian sciences where he advises students, assigns
teaching assistants and coordinates course offerings.

Allison Druin, assistant professor in the College of
Education and the University of Maryland Institute for
Advanced Computer Studies, considers herself an
artist, technologist and educator.

"When I was a student, I was an artist who used
computers, a technologist who made educational
technologies for children and an educator who was
concerned with new technologies, I never found an
educational home where ! could be all three people
with all three concerns at the same time," says Druin.
"I want to find a place where my students can have a
multidisclplinary home,"

As a professor in the Human-Computer Interaction
Lab, Druin has developed courses where students
come together from a variety of majors including
engineering, journalism and art.

As a Lilly CTE fellow, Druin would like to explore
two areas of interest: how to foster learning communi-
ties among multidisciplinary undergraduates and how
to support those education experiences with new
technologies.

Fiances Gulick says students are amazed to hear
that the professor of mathematics has taught for more
than 35 years.

"It has been a long journey, but one that I hope is
far hnm over," says Gulick. "I have ti^veled the road
from student teaching to Math Z {remedial algebra),
calculus classes and an introduction to 'modern math"
for elementary education majors as a graduate stu-
dent, to large lectures and small classes of many types
here at the University of Maryland."

Gulick is chair of Math 115, a precalculus course,
which serves 400 to 700 students each semester. As a
Lilly-CTE fellow, she is interested in exploring three
topics— finding ways to bring active learning into
large lecture classes, training and mentoring graduate
students and facilitating student-to-student contact
within and outside of the classroom.

Empowering students to learn free of preconceived
notions about literature and art is an important goal of
Hugh Lee, associate professor of classics. After a four-
year stint at St. Mary's College of California, he
thought small schools were the way to go. However,
the rest of his career has been at medium or large
institutions like Indiana, Miami of Ohio, Howard and
University of Maryland. The challenge at these schools

was to foster the same academic environ-
ment that exists at small schools, in which
students feel social pressures to achieve at
the highest level. Lee stresses that irmova-
tion is the most important part of teaching
today's students.

Lee says a Lilly-CTE fellowship will "assist
me to better define myself as a teacher-
scholar in a small department with heavy
teaching and service demands, but in a flag-
ship university with research expectations."

Robert Vann, professor of architecture,
brought his extensive experience in
archaeology to his undergraduate classes
and noticed a lack of emphasis on the part
of the world he studied so closely. He
wrote two books on archaeological sites in
Turkey and Israel and co-directed underwa-
ter excavations in Herod's harbor at
Caesarea Maritima (Israel) from 1980-1990.
He also recently completed a sixth season
of surveying Greek and Roman harbors
along the south coast of Turkey.

After noticing a gap in undergraduate
architecture studies, Vann developed sepa-
rate courses in Islamic architecture and
the architecture of the PrfrColiunbian
world. He then brought one of his classes
to Sri Lanka, studying Asian architecture,
until bland unrest made it dangerous for
students.

Vann praises the adoption of ARCH 220,
221 and 223, which focus on non-western
architecture, and cover Africa, Asia, Latin
America, Armenia and a wide range of
interesting places. "Although there are
many ways to discuss buildings," he says, "1
have always preferred presenting architec-
ture as a reflection of cultural and environ-
mental traditions, rather than a strictiy styl-
istic or technical analysis."

Veterinary medicine is best taught
through hands-on experience volunteering
at clinics and the sharing of ideas with oth
ers in the profession, Mark Vamer, profes-
sor of anirnal sciences and extension dairy
scientist, is fostering the exchange of ideas
through the Internet. He created the
Extension Educational Program, which
evolved into a "virtual community" of peo-
ple communicating about veterinary medi-
cine.

Another Internet tool Varner uses is
WebChat, where students participate in
current events discussions called
"Physiology in the News." He was a pre-
senter at the "Teaching with Technology"
mini-symposium on campus, and has post-
ed his PowerPoint lecture presentations and course
notes on the World Wide Web for three years.

According to Varner, "Identifying learning opportu-
nities associated with laboratory courses, and then
matching those opportunities with the strengths of
selected Internet communication tools, could have
implications for undergraduate programs in a variety
of colleges at the university."

Learning about the chemical reactions that make
candles burn in sixth grade inspired Emily van Zee,
assistant professor of curriculum and instruction, to
devote her life to science and teaching. Over the
course of her career, she has been developing ways to
help students learn more effectively. She is particular-
ly interested in fostering women's involvement in sci-
ence and physics. As a teaching associate at the
University of Washington in the early 1980s, she was
"still the only female, or one of very few females, in
my courses."

Robert Hampton, dean of Undergraduate Studies, Emily van Zee, 1
Carmen Coustaut and Arjang Assad. \

Nell Davidson, Allison Druin and James Greenberg, CTE director.

Hugh Lee, Mark Varner, Frances Gulick and Frank Alt. The fellows
not pictured are Geoffrey Dahl and Robert Vann.

Van Zee hopes being a Lilly-CTE fellow will add to
her understanding of better teaching techniques
tfirough more involvement with her cohorts at the
university. In the past, she experienced such interac-
tion as a McDonnell Foundation Fellow, where she
examined questioning processes as part of a cognitive
approach to high school physics instruction. She was
also involved in the National Science Foundation,
doing case studies of physics teachers. She helped
begin the Science Inquiry Group (SING) Ui the fall of
1996, and recently started a similar group In
Hyattsville made up of teachers interested in examin-
ing more effective Uses of technology in teaching.

"The major issue I would like to pursue is how to
help undergraduates become more responsible for
their own learning," she says. As a fellow, van Zee will
continue to pursue innovative ways of reaching these
goals.

J

8 OutlMk October 12.

Flu Vaccine

The Health Center is offer-
ing flu vaccine again this year.
Vaccinations will lie offered,
by appointment only, Monday
through Friday, 9 to 1 1 a.m.
and 2 to 4 p.m., beginning
Oct. 19. The appointment nimfi-
ber is 314-8184.

Cost is $10 for students and
$12 for faculty and staff. Flu
vaccine is particularly recom-
mended for people over 65 .
and anyone with chronic ill-
ness such as asthma,
diabetes or kidney disease.

Ehrlich Nominees

The 2000 Thomas Ehrlich
Faculty Award for Service
Learning (sponsored by
Campus Compact) honors one
faculty member annually for
contributing to the integration
of community service into the
curriculum and for efforts to
institutionalize service-learn-
ing. The winner receives an
award of $2,000.

Each institution may foward
the application of one full-time
faculty member whose work
in service-learning meets the
following criteria:

• Extensive experience in
teaching service-learning

• Evidence of engaged scholar-
ship

• Evidence of institutional
impact.

Nominations are due to
Marie Troppe, coordinator of
service-learning, by Nov. 3. Self
nominations are acceptable.

For more information on
selection criteria and required
nomination materials, email:
mtroppe@accmaH. umd.edu.

APT Process Workshop

Last Sept. 30, the College
Park Senate met to reconsider
the campus APT process on
appeals.A major focus of the
report was to suggest ways to
minimize appeals by dis-
cussing thorny aspects of the
review process with academic
administrators and faculty
members who serve as APT
chairs. In response, the Office
of Faculty Affairs is offering a
workshop on conducting
reviews, and particularly con-
ducting the sessions in which
faculty vote on candidates for
promotion.

The session is scheduled for
Wednesday Oct. 27 at 3:30
p.m. in 1102 Francis Scott Key
Hall. Call Sheron Thomas at

405-6803 or email her at
sythomas@deans. umd.edu.

Family Weekend 1999

More than 1 ,000 fomilies
are expected to attend Family
Weekend 1999 activities,
beginning the evening of
Friday, Oct. 15 and continuing
until early afternoon on
Sunday, Oct, 17, Families will
have the opportunity to attend
a wide number of events that
include two dining options on
Friday night, Midnight
Madness, and the University
Theatre's production. "Once
on This Island."

Saturday morning activities
begin with a Family Weekend
KickOff and Breakfast fol-
lowed by a series of open
houses, which showcase a
wide variety of university
departments and programs,
the football game and an
"Evening of Entertainment at
the Campus Recreation
Center." Activities conclude on
Sunday with a reception at the
President's Residence hosted
by President and Mrs. Mote.

If you would like more
information or if you would
like to volunteer to help at an
event, contact the University
of Maryland Parents'
Association at 314-8429 or via
email atjkincart@oz.umd.edu.

Purchasing Power

In response to requests
from university customers,
purchasing cards may now be
issued to graduate and
research assistants when
approved by the requesting
unit's department head. These
cards can be customized to
control card activity.

Contact Marty Newman at
405-5834 or via email at
m newma n@purchase.umd.edu
for more information.

Purchasing Consulting
Services

Departments are now dele-
gated the authority to pur-
chase consulting services up
to $2,500 using VISA
Purchasing Cards and
Delegated SM Orders without
coming through Procurement.
The vendor should be instruct-
ed to process invoices for pay-
ment only after the services
have been completed or. In the
case of VISA, do not sign the
charge slip until services are
completed.

The VISA ptirchasing card is
available for consultants who
are incorporated businesses
and not coded by VISA as a
financial Institution or tax
preparation service.

The SM Order may be used
for businesses and individuals
regularly in the business of
providing consulting ser-
vices.

Should you have questions,
contact Marty Newman at 405-
5834.

Wbrld Cup Swimmers At
Maryland

More than 200 of the
world's best swimmers will be
competing in the FINAAJSA
Swimming World Cup 1999
meet Nov. 17 and 18 at the
Campus Recreation Center.
Olympic level swimmers from
all over the world and the
United States are expected to
participate.

Tickets are available now
through the Meadow Brook
Aquatic Center (410-433-
8300). Admission for the pre-

'^The Meeting'

What would have happened if Martin Luther King and
Malcolm X were locked in a hotel
room before being gunned down
in a hall of bullets, just three
years apart? This intriguing ques-
tion is the subject of the power-
ful drama "The Meeting".

Nyumburu Cultural Center
invites you to Pin Points
Theatre's presentation of "The
Meeting," Wednesday, Oct. 13, at 7
p.m. in Nyumburu Cultural Center's
Multi-Purpose Room, performed by Pin Points Theatre of
Washington, "The Meeting" has received
the Louis B. Mayer Award, six New York
Audelco Nominations, and eight
NAACP Theater Awards. It has com-
pleted tours throughout Europe and
the United States.

For more information email
Christopher Page at cpl02@umail.
umd.edu or call 314-7758,

Opera Special

Additional performances of
Maryland Opera Studio's
"Postcard From Morocco"con-
tinue on Wednesday, Oct. 13
and Friday Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m.
In Ulrich Recital Hall.Tickets
for the one-act opera, featuring
members of the University of
Maryland Symphony Orchestra
with sets and costumes
designed by theatre faculty are
$16 adult, $12 seniors and $10
student.

Call 405-7847 for more
information or to charge tick-
ets by phone.

Controlled Lagrangians

Anthony Bloch, department
of mathematics. University of
Michigan, discusses
"Stabilization by the Method
of Controlled Lagrangians,"
Wednesday, Oct. 20, at 2 p.m.
Room 2460 A.V Williams
Building. His talk is part of the
Institute for Systems
Research's Control and
Dynamical Systems Invited
Lecture Series.

For further information, go
to: www, isrumd.edu/Labs/
ISL/events.html.

liminary events is $5 for adults
and $3 for children 12 years
and younger Tickets for the
finals are $8 for adults and $5
for children. Seating is limited,
so early ticket purchase Is rec-
ommended.

For more information, con-
tact Shawn Flynn at 226-4410.

Quit Smoking

Is it time for you to quit
smoking? The University
Health Center is ready to help.
The center offers a four-class
smoking cessation program on
Fridays, from noon to 1 p.m. at
the Health Center. Session II
takes place Nov. 5, 12 and 19
and Dec. 12.

The class fee is $20 with
$15 returned to those who
attend all four dasses.This
class really works.

Call 314-8123 if you have
questions. To register, stop by
the University Health Center's
Health Education Office
(Room 2107).

LGBT Speakers Bureau

Submit requests for a panel
of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-
gender and allied peer educa-
tors to speak in your class, res-

idence hall or other campus
venue through the Office of
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender Equity. They have
been instructed on how to
speak publicly in constructive
ways about sexual orientation
and gender identity.

Please plan three weeks
ahead when inviting a panel.
Under no circumstances will
requests with a week or less
notice be honored. You are
encouraged to ask for a panel
via the web at www, inform,
umd.edu/ EdRes/provost/lgbt/
(click on "Speakers Bureau"
then again on "request here").
You may also submit requests
to Luke Jensen at Ijensen®
deans.umd.edu or at 405,8721.

New Walk-in Tutoring

The walk-in tutoring service
provided by the Electronic
Workplace Readiness Initiative
has changed. The new loca-
tion, days and times are as fol-
lows; Room 0121, Main
Administration Building,
Mondays: 8:30 a.m. -noon;
Thursdays: 1-4:30 p.m.; and
Fridays: 8:30 a.m. -noon.

Additional information is
available at the web site
(www. acctrain. umd.edu/
ework) or by calling 405-1101
or via e-mail at bbattagl@acc-
mail.umd.edu.

Parking Fees Rise

In case you've not already
received notification by your
departmental parking coordi-
nators, the parking fee for fac-
ulty and staff will increase
from $140 annually to $160.
Those eligible for payroll
deduction will see the deduc-
tion amount increase by $ 1
per pay period-from $7 to $8,

Campus parking also wants
to remind you that parking
deductions for those on pay-
roll deduction are now done
on a pre-tax basis. If you have
any questions concerning this
matter contact Ellen
Cygnarowicz at 314-7198.

Campus parking also wishes
to inform the campus commu-
nity that Union Lane Garage
will be converted to a cashier
attended facility. Current expec-
tations are for this conversion
to happen in late November
1 999. There will be some minor
work being performed while
the contractor installs gate
equipment and cashiering
booths, but this will not disrupt
the ordinary usage of the park-
ing meters. Union Lane Garage,
as a cashier-attended facility,
will be a 24-hour/7-days-per
week operation.

Contact Gary Neuwirth at
314-4537 if you have any ques-
tions concerning the conver-
sion.