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Outlook

The University of Maryland Faculty and Staff Weekly Newspaper

Volume 14 • Number 10* November 2, 1999

Dead Center,
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Scholarly Blues,

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Future Construction Projects
Bring Growing Pains

Pardon our progress, if you will. The University of
Maryland is about to embark on a five-year capital con-
struction program which will result in a tremendously
enhanced campus with more first-rate facilities and numer-
ous other benefits.

But along the way, there's the matter of noise, dust,
detours, road closures and utility outages to contend with,
hi consideration of the confusion and consternation all this
construction could cause across campus, university offi-
cials are doing their best to keep the campus community
informed about the challenges as well as the benefits such
construction will bring.

"This is going to be an intense period of growth for the
university," says Frank Brewer, assistant vice president of
Facilities Management. "We'll have to endure some tempo-
rary pain and hardship in the process." Instead of being a
period of finger pointing, Brewer says he hopes the com-
munity will come together to meet the challenges.

In the first step toward addressing concerns and ques-
tions, last week Brewer led a campus forum which
addressed the full range of projects to be undertaken
beginning next spring and discussed the anticipated
impact upon campus activities.

Until now, says Brenda Testa, director of faculties plan-
ning, the university experienced the most growth in the
1950s and 1960s. This $430 million, five-year plan allows
for 32 facilities to be built, adding two million gross square
feet on campus. Additionally, the capital construction pro-
gram calls for the renovation of some 1.3 million gross
square feet on campus.

"There's not a lot of land left on which to build," says
Testa. "We're trying to make the best use of existing space."

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Going Online with the Governor

When Gov. Parris Glendening (seated) went online last Tuesday, for a live web chat with
Washington Post columnist Bob Levey (standing), the university provided the setting and the com-
puters for the Q & A session. From a conference room In the Computer and Space Sciences
Building, the governor fielded questions on subjects ranging from the serious — controlling urban
sprawl — to the semi-serious — exiling Baltimore Orioles' owner Peter Angetos. Pictured seated,
above, with the governor Is his speechwriter Samantha Kappalman.

Proposed Purple Line Puts Campus on Smart Growth Path

One month after Charles Sturtz sent a
letter to the Montgomery County
Planning Board advocating a light rail line
that would eventually connect campus to
Silver Spring, Bethesda and New Carroll-
ton, the issue is gaining momentum
across the state.

Sturtz, vice president of administrative
affairs, says he has received numerous
calls and e-mails supporting his move to
place the university in the center of the
discussion. "We should be an active par-
ticipant in any way we can," he says. "We
are a magnet to lots of people in the
region, so we need to work to facilitate
access to the university."

If the campus continues to expand as
a research university without becoming
more transit-oriented, Sturtz says, it will
only contribute to gridlock. As a member
of the community, he adds, it is also
important that the university seek out
environment-friendly transportation.

Light rail, which runs on electricity, is
already in place in Baltimore, where pas-
sengers can travel through the down-

town area and as far as BWI airport. Less
expensive to build than heavy rail (on
which the Washington, D.C, Metrorail
runs), light rail can operate in downtown
areas as well as tunnels and overpasses.
Light rail can also travel at high speeds,
has no toxic emissions and is comfort-
able for commuters.

Last week Gov, Parris Glendening
commented on the issue during a live
web chat with Washington Post colum-
nist Bob Levey: "As part of both our smart
growth/anti-sprawl policy, and as part of
our policy to double mass transit rider-
ship by the year 2020, 1 think additional
mass transit lines ate absolutely crucial.
We'll be including money for the exten-
sion of the Addison Road line to Laurel in
the budget that I submit to the legislature
in January, and also study and planning
money for the possibility of a line from
Bethesda [through] Silver Spring, College
Park and New Carrollton.This line seems
to make a lot of sense — connecting some

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The proposed "purple line," connecting campus to Sliver Spring, Bethesda and
New Carrollton, would be a light rail train line similar to the one pictured above.

2 Outlook November 2, 1999

University Hosts First
International Gibran Conference

When the 20s were roaring, the stock market was boom-
ing, the world was recovering from a Great War and the 20th
century was still in its formative years, a man wrote a book
that touched millions. It is still one of the most widely read
books in the world. The man is Kahlil Gibran. and an interna-
tional conference from Dec. 9-1 2 at University of Maryland
will celebrate the life and work of the artist, poet and author
of "The Prophet."

The conference, "The Poet of the Culture of Peace "is the
first of its kind. It is being held in honor of the year 2000
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural
Organization's (UNESCO) International Year of the Culture of
Peace. The Kahlil Gibran Research and Studies Project, which
was established at Maryland to focus on understanding
Gibran 's contribution to cross-cultural communication and
the universal values he championed in his writing, is hosting
the conference in association with the Gibran National
Committee (Lebanon).

The three-day conference provides an opportunity for a
spirited dialogue about the legacy of Gibran as participants
explore themes that appear in his work, including the equali-
ty of men and women; justice, human rights, freedom and
democracy; faith and reason; and ecology and the environ-
ment. The conference takes place at University College's Inn
and Conference Center. International participation already
has been confirmed, with guests coining from China, Europe
and the Middle East.

"We believe this
type of international
gathering celebrat-
ing the artistry and
cultural impact of
Kahlil Gibran is long
overdue," says
Professor Suheil
Bushrui, director of
the Kahlil Gibran
Research and
Studies Project and
an internationally
recognized authority
on Gibran."Thjs is
more than a tribute
and commemora-
tion. This is more
than a conference.
Gibran has touched
the fives of millions

and his message of unity and healing resonates with people
from so many diverse cultures. This examination and celebra-
tion of his work will give us a better understanding of his
vision and of our own hopes for a culture of peace."

In "The Prophet," Gibran wrote that a truly wise teacher
leads students to the threshold of their own minds. The con-
ference will feature Gibran-inspired sessions that are a mix-
ture of brief presentations, panels, workshops, poetry read-
ings, and an art and book exhibit ion. The highlight of the
conference will be two panel discussions. The first, "The
Immigrant Traditions of America," will be led by American and
international specialists. A second panel consisting of poets
and writers will discuss "The Legacy of Kahlil Gibran:
Prospect and Retrospect."

The Kahlil Gibran Research and Studies Project is the first
academic program dedicated to the life and works of the
acclaimed poet and painter. It is located within the Center
for International Development and Conflict Management, a
pan of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences.

For further information on the conference call 314-7714
or visit the website at www.bsos.umd.edu/ cidem/gibran.

Kahlil Gibran

Moderate Leadership

James MacGregor Burns and Georgia Sorenson Provide
First Historical Evaluation of Clinton Presidency

When Bill Clinton ascended to the presi-
dency in 1993, he was determined to be a
transformational leader in the tradition of
his heroes: Washington, Jefferson and FDR —
presidents whose stewardship radically
changed American institutions. With the last
year of his presidency approaching, two dis-
tinguished scholars measure the success of
Clinton's self-imposed mandate to carve a
place among the great leaders of history.

The Academy of Leadership's Pulitzer
Prize-winning presidential historian James
MacGregor Burns and senior scholar
Georgia Sorenson provide the first histori-
cal evaluation of Clinton's presidency, lead-
ership style and legacy in their newly pub-
lished book "Dead Center; Clinton-Gore
Leadership and the Perils of Moderation"
(Scribner, Nov. 1999).

Burns and Sorenson share their analysis
of Clinton's presidency Wednesday, Nov. 10
at a noon lecture in the Stamp Student
Union Atrium. A book signing follows.

In "Dead Center" Bums and Sorenson
offer an incisive and informed evaluation of
what Clinton has failed to achieve in com-
parison with the goals and performances of his
predecessors. They examine the way in which the
president's adherence to centrism has led to posi-
tive policy changes while undermining his hopes
of effecting transformational change.

"A contradiction lay at the
heart of Clinton's leadership: if
he truly aspired to presidential
greatness, the strategy he had
chosen ensured he would never
achieve it."

— From "Dead Center'

"Seven years ago, when we interviewed Bill
Clinton during his first presidential campaign, he
had professed a strong hope to be a transforma-
tional leader who would shape large and lasting
changes in American society," Bums and Sorenson
report. "Instead, he became the consummate
transactional leader in dealing with friend and foe
in Washington and in skillful mediation of con-
flicts abroad."

Clinton's electoral victory brought the "troika"
of the President, Hillary Rodham Clinton and AI
Gore to the White House: three political dynamos
poised to govern in a new way. Yet, despite this
impressive brain trust, the new administration
was unprepared for running the presidential
power center. Bungled cabinet nominations, the
mishandling of healthcare reform, the misguided
pledge to end the ban on homosexuals in the mil-
itary, and the bombardment of negative press

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(due largely to the Clintons' inability to court the
media), overshadowed the Administration's small
victories, including the Family and Medical Leave
Act and the 1993 budget. While he recovered
from the loss of the Democratic congress in 1994,
Clinton continued to be dogged by accusations
about his personal conduct, culminating in the
revelations about Monica Lewinsky that precipi-
tated the impeachment proceedings.

Despite all. Bums and Sorenson feel Clinton-
Gore centrists can boast of hundreds of presiden-
tial and congressional acts leading to incremental
progress, not least of all the balanced budget and
first government surplus in several decades. But
with his characteristic brokering and appease-
ment, Clinton failed to be the transformational
leader he hoped to be. On important issues such
as education and health care, little progress has
been made.

Burns and Sorenson say "a contradiction lay at
the heart of Clinton's leadership; if he truly
aspired to presidential greatness, the strategy he
had chosen ensured he would never achieve it."
Rather, long before his presidency he had
resolved on a centrist path that called for the kind
or transactional leadership he would exercise in
abundance, especially in foreign policy.

As a master broker he raised the art of the deal
to world-class levels. As the authors note, the
result, at least on paper, brought peace to Bosnia
and still-debated negotiations in the Middle East.
But in rejecting the decisive (and often unpopular
actions) of those presidents he admired most, he
failed to rank among the presidential greats.

While the American public has generally sup-
ported the Clinton presidency, his scandal-
plagued tenancy has left a wide margin of ambiva-
lence about his character and leadership. "Dead
Center" navigates the contradictory coverage of
the Clinton years, and provides an authoritative
evaluation of a leader who, while not a visionary,
has left an indelible mark on the presidency.

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November 2, 1999 Outlook 3

Local Teachers Find Ways To Create Sense
of Family in the Classroom

Beyond lay-ups and drib-
bling the ball, local middle and
high school physical education
students ate learning conflict
negotiation and social respon-
sibility through an innovative
curriculum created by
researchers in the department
of kinesiology.

The "Sport for Peace"
instructional model creates
more than just a setting where
children participate in physical
activity, it promotes nonviolent
behavior, self-empowerment
and a sense of community.
"We developed this curricu-
lum to intervene with aggres-
sive behaviors and found that
children are often disruptive
because they are bored,
unchallenged or inactive," says
Catherine Ennis, professor of
kinesiology. "This kind of inter-
active model keeps all stu-
dents of every skill type inter-
ested and engaged."

Creating an interesting and
engaging environment was
one of the challenges posed to
Terri McCauley, a former DuVal
High School physical educa-
tion teacher who participated
in the initial research phase
design of the model. When she
first arrived at DuVal High
School in Prince George's
County, she came to a gym
where balls were constandy
flying and where local chil-
dren, who were not students

at DuVal, occupied the basket-
ball court during physical edu-
cation class.

"I slowly introduced the ele-
ments of the curriculum to the
class," she recalls. "Before I could
teach the students physical edu-
cation skills, I needed to know
what was impeding them from
learning. I hid die basketballs
and used the time to discuss
their needs and expectations,
and to build trust." McCauley,
who is currently a physical edu-
cation teacher at Cabin John
Middle School in Montgomery
County, says "Sport for Peace"
provided the foundation to meet
this goal and served as a means
to understand each other.

With rotating game manage-
ment roles, journal writing and
self evaluations, students not
only learn about each other,
but also find ways to resolve
conflicts.

Unlike traditional curricu-
lum methods of physical edu-
cation, the model requires that
each student must have his or
her own ball during practice
drills and it modifies game
rules. For example, each stu-
dent has a three-dribble limit
before passing the ball during
basketball and is limited to
only three hits for each side
during volleyball.

"The curriculum addresses
dominance and gender issues
by putting everyone on the

same playing field. Students
have time to work Indepen-
dentiy and with each other to
improve their skills," says
McCauley.

Teachers found these kinds
of changes not only improve
skills, but students begin to rely
on each other for help and
openly discuss their needs for
improvement. With this kind of
team effort, students experi-
ence increased feelings of
camaraderie where they built
an amount of care and concern
for each other and look at their
team as a family.

Because the "Sport for
Peace" model helped
McCauley create a sense of
family in the class, she says it
helped her earn a Teacher of
the Year award in 1998 from
the state of Maryland for her
work in Prince George's
County, Although she no
longer teaches at DuVal, "Sport
for Peace" is still used as the
physical education curriculum
and she is now introducing
the model to Cabin John
Middle School.

Since 1997, the model has
been implemented in six high
schools and 20 middle schools
in Prince George's County and
introduced to other area
school districts, including
Baltimore City and
Montgomery and Howard
counties.

University Named One of Nation's Leading
Colleges in Encouraging Character Development

Schoolwork used to be focused on the three
R's: reading, writing, and rithemetic. Modern col-
legians can add a CD to those core educational
values— character development. This aspect of
personal growth is increasingly addressed in uni-
versity programs and curricula across the nation.
Locally, the university has been recognized for
leadership in the field of student character
development in The Temple-ton Guide: Colleges
that Encourage Character Development, a
guidebook released nationwide last month.

Designed for students, parents and educators
who believe that character should be addressed
in the college environment. The Templeton
Guide profiles 405 exemplary college programs
in 10 categories and 100 colleges and universi-
ties named to the Templeton Honor Roll for
their record of commitment in inspiring stu-
dents to lead ethical and civic-minded lives.

The University of Maryland is profiled in the
section on exemplary programs for its nationally
known academic integrity program. One of the
hallmarks of the program is the Student Honor
Council, a 40-member board of undergraduates
dial judges and educates students accused of aca-
demic dishonesty. The university treats violations,
particularly among first-time offenders, as a learn-
ing experience. Accordingly, the policy is to pro-
vide those offenders the opportunity to expunge
a negative notation on their transcripts by partici-
pating in an interactive seminar on ethics.

The university also created an Office of
Judicial Programs and Student Ethical Develop-

ment, that helps each student understand edu-
cation as a lifelong process that is enriched by
the development of a sense of civic and ethical
obligation.

Other initiatives at Maryland include Academic
Integrity Week, a yearly event during which stu-
dents can view a free showing of a pertinent fea-
ture film that addresses contemporary ethical
issues, followed by presentations and discussions
by prominent feculty members; an interactive web
page (www.umd.edu/etbics) designed to promote
ethical dialogue in and out of class; and the launch-
ing of the university's Civil Society Initiative, which
features a lecture series and the landmark CTVICUS
living-learning community for undergraduates.

"Our focus at Maryland is bringing ethics and
civic-mindedness into all aspects of our stu-
dents' lives," says Gary Pavela, director of judicial
programs and student ethical development. "It
means a lot to us to be noted as a place that fos-
ters character growth as well as academic
growth. We are preparing our students not just
to be good employees but also good people. We
believe universities have a seminal and unique
role to play in linking integrity in schoolwork
with integrity in life."

Programs were chosen through a highly
selective process that considered clarity of
vision and statement of purpose; institutional
resources; involvement of institutional leaders;
impact on students, faculty, campus and commu
nity; integration into the core curriculum or aca-
demic study; and longevity.

Scientists Work to Keep
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Officials bid farewell to the fatally damaged, 400-
year-old Liberty Tree last week, but university
researchers are attempting to clone the felled poplar.

Repeating history is more than just a cliche with bio-tech
researchers at the University of Maryland, who are making
progress in cloning the 400-year-old Liberty Tree fatally dam-
aged by Hurricane Floyd. State, county and city officials gath
ered at St. John's College in Annapolis last week to bid
farewell to the decaying tulip poplar, the last of 1 3 planted
in the original American colonies.

The cloning project, conducted by Maryland researchers,
marks the first time this kind of genetically engineered
experiment has been applied to such an old tree. "We are
having moderate success using the biotechnology approach,
but there still could be roadblocks along the way," says Gary
Coleman, assistant professor of horticulture and landscape
architecture.

Last summer, researchers collected genetic material from
the tree and took tips of the plant, or shoots, and grew them
in a sterile dish with hormones, organic nutrients, minerals
and sugars. When placed in a tissue culture environment,
the shoots were stimulated to grow and are now producing
more shoots. Coleman says they have over 50 new shoot cul-
tures and expect to have several hundred in the upcoming
months.

If the shoots root successfully, the most critical step
involves moving the Liberty Tree clones from the tissue cul-
ture environment to grow in pots in a greenhouse environ-
ment. Now halfway through the process, scientists are hope
ful, but remain cautiously optimistic.

"We can only do what the biology of it will allow us to
do. With the removal of the Liberty Tree, we will no longer
have any original material available to repeat the process if
necessary," says Coleman. The research team hopes to have
seedlings big enough to plant during the winter.

The first 13 cloned trees will be planted in the original
locations as part of their state's millennium celebration.
Soon thereafter, all 50 states will receive a cloned copy of
the Liberty Tree. The original trees were planted where the
Sons of Liberty met and plotted the revolution against the
British.

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Your Guide to University Events
November 2-11

November 2

4 p.m. Physics Colloquia:"New
Results from the Galileo Jupiter
Orbitcr," Don Williams, Applied
Physics Laboratory. 1410 Physics

Uklt;

5 p.m. School of Music: Guarneri
String Quartet Open Rehearsal. The
quartet read through the String
Quartet in A Minor, Op. 4 1 by Robert
Schumann. Ulrieh Recital Hall, Tawes
Bldg. 5-5556.

November 3

N'oon < enter fur Health mill
Welibeing presents a brown bag
lunch and talk about the proper way
to exercise in cold weather, 0121
Campus Recreation Center-
Noon. Research & Development
Meeting: "Adding Two Levels of Self-
Exploration to Career Counseling
Clients' Tasks." Franklin Wcstbrook.
staff psychologist, 0114 Counseling
Center, Shoemaker Bldg.

4-5 p.m. Astronomy Colloquium: "An
Impact Origin of the Earth/Moon
System," Robin Canup. Southwest
Research Institute. 2400 Computer
and Space Sciences Bldg. An infor-
mal reception follows in Room 0254
5-1037.

7:30 p.m. University Community
Band. This ensemble offers both stu-
dents and community members the
opportunity to continue to play or
learn new instruments. 102 Tawes
Bldg. 5-5542,mb287@umail.umd.edu.

November 4

Noon. Institute tor Global Chinese
Affairs Lecture: "NSF Research and
Education Opportunities in East Asia
and the Pacific, with Special Focus
on China, Taiwan and Hong Kong,"
William Chang. National Science
Foundation, 5-0213 or
rm l65@uniail. umd.edu,

12:30 p. m "Meet the Director."
Michael Kahn. artistic director of the

Shakespeare Theatre and director of
its current production of King Lear."
Frank Hildy.Ted Leinwand and Ted
van Griethuysen, panelists. Maryland
Room, Marie Mount Hall. 5+6830 or
crbs@umail.umd.edu.

4 p.m. Committee on the History
and Philosophy of Science Lecture:
"Prognostication: Science of the
Next Millennium." James Yorke, ISPT.
1117 Francis Scott Key Bldg.

November 7

2 p.m. School of Music: "Pass in
Review," University of Maryland
Marching Band. L. Richmond Sparks,
director. Tawes Bldg.*

November 8

4 p.m. Fifth Annual Robert FischclJ
Lecture: "Globalization of Science,
Technology and the Economy:
Consequences for the Research
Community," Erich Bloch, principal of
the Washington Advisory Group. 2460
A. V Williams Bldg. 5-007.

November 9

4 p.m. "Why Was Relativity
Accepted?" Stephen Brush, distin-
guished university professor. 1410
Physics Bldg.

November 10

8 a.m. Dtngman Center for
Entreprcneurship:"How to Develop
Your Marketing Plan," this seminar
provides information on developing
marketing strategies and an opportu-
nity to address attendees* specific
marketing issues. Speaker?: Gabriel
Biehal,Gina Dubbe and Gary LaFever,
Pooks Hill Marriott, Bethesda. 403-
4290 or bbarthol@rhsniith.umd.edu.*

Noon. Research & Development
Meeting: "Social Interactions as
Moderators of Adjustment in Acute
Cardiac Patients," Scott Green. 0114
Counseling Center, Shoemaker Bldg.

Noon. "Evolving Pedagogy and the
Focus on Student Learning." 3134
Hombake Library 4-8350 or
lclement@deans, tund.edu.

Noon. Center for Health and
Welibeing Brown Bag Lunch: "Time
Management: Fitting It All In," learn
time management strategies to help
balance your life. 4-1280.

1:30 p.m. Control and Dynamical
Systems Invited Lecture Series:
"Riddled Basins of Attraction of
Chaotic Systems," Edward Ott,
Institute for Plasma Research. 2460
A. V Williams Bldg. www.lsr.uijjd.edu/
Labs/ISL/events.html.

7-8:30 p.m. "OVERKILL; Mass Murder
and Serial Killing Exposed," profilers
Jack Levin and James Fox. Stamp
Student Union; Colony Ballroom

7:30 p.m. University Community
Band. This ensemble offers both stu-
dents and community 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 top-
notch performance, but also on cama-
raderie and fellowship. It is open to
all players who arc seriously interest-
ed in making music. 11 02 Tawes Bldg.
5-5542, mb287@umaU.umd.edu or
www.umd.edu/bands/

8 p.m. "An Evening of Provincetown
One-Acts." including Trifles, a play by
Susan Glaspell. Tawes Fine Arts Bldg.
5-2201 or
www.lnforM .umd. edu/THET/plays . *

Concert Society Presents the Cajun Sounds
of Beausofeil Avec Michael Doucet

Beausolell Avec Michael Doucet

The Concert Society at Maryland presents
an evening of Cajun music with Beausolell
Avec Michael Doucet and AdVUle Que Pourra,
Saturday, Nov. 6, at 8 p.m. in Tawes Theatre
with a pre-concert lecture at 6:30 p.m.

Michael Doucet, founder, fiddler, songwriter
and lead vocalist of BeauSolell, has long been
known for his in-depth study of traditional
Acadian music. And his Grammy Award-win-
ning band has played a major role in the
preservation of Acadian culture.

Louisiana's Cajuns descend from the
French-speaking Acadians, who settled in Nova
Scotia in 1604. In 1755, English soldiers seized
the Acadians and forced them onto ships sail-
ing south. Half died on the voyage and the rest
made their way to Louisiana's bayous. Doucet's
music reflects the joy and suffering of these
experiences, as well as the continued evolu-
tion of Cajun culture.

"Cajun music is wrapped up in emotion,"
says Doucet. "Maybe some of the emotions, the
modern emotions, aren't adequately covered
by the old songs. So that's what we try to do
with our new compositions. If the music cap-
tures where we are now. it just adds to the
preservation of Cajun music."

"In our career, BeauSolell has always reflect-
ed the diversity of Cajun music. Not just the
two-steps, but ballads, blues, jazz, Tin Pan Alley,
everything that made our musical culture.
From near-forgotten individual musical crafts-
men to such influences as brass bands, jazz,
Texas swing and country," adds Doucet.

BeauSolell was honored with six Grammy
nominations before its L'Amour Ou La Folie
won Grammy gold in 1997 for best traditional

folk album. They group performed at the 1996
inauguration of President Clinton and was fea-
tured on stage during the opening festivides of
the 1997 Super Bowl in New Orleans.They
have released 17 albums, including their latest,
Cajunization (Rhino RH-75633)-

Also performing will be the Quebec-based
AdVielle Que Pourra. An electro-acoustic band
of four.Ad Vtelle's music is steeped in the his-
torical musical styles of French-speaking
Europe and Canada (including dance music
from Brittany, Belgium, the Alps, Paris and
Quebec), and played on the traditional instru-
ments of diose regions (the hurdy-gurdy, great
Bourbonese bagpipe, Flemish bagpipe, diaton-
ic accordion and mandolin). The name of the
group is a play on the French expression
meaning "come what may" and the word for
hurdy-gurdy.

Formed in 1986, the group began playing
traditional music from Brittany and France.
According to band leader Daniel Thonon, "We
felt we had been playing that music for a long
time and we wanted to bring something new
to it, to evolve.'The result is an adventurous
blend, which Ad Viellc refers to as "new French
folk music ."Ad Vielle has four albums on Green
LinneVXenophile Records, including the most
recent Menage a quatre (1 997).

A free pre-concert discussion features
BeauSolell leader Michael Doucet, moderated
by University of Maryland ethnomusicologist
Carolina Robertson.

Tickets are $25, $20 and $15 with discounts
for senior citizens and students. For more
information call 405-7847.

November 2, 1999 Outlook 5

November 11

9 a.m.- 3 p.m. "Visit Maryland Day:
Open House for Prospective
Students," for students who are high
school seniors or transfer students,
and their families. Invitation only.
i-8385 or um-itdmit@uga.umd.edu.

3:31) p.m. Panel: "Historical
Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity"
Panelists are Leilh Mullings, Lee
Baker, and George Lipsitz. 2203
Art/Sociology Building. For more
information, call the Committee on
Africa and the Americas at 5-6935.

3:30 p.m. Meteorology Seminar:
"Recent Research in Tropospheric
Chemistry," Daniel Jacob, Harvard
University,

7:30 p.m. "Physics is Phun.""It's
Physics," has answers to physics
questions my children asked when
they were young. Halls open hy 7
p.m. for hands-on experiments. 1412
Physics Bldg. Richard Berg,
S-5994, rcberg@physics.umd.edu or
www.physics.umd.edu/dept info/
i'aci [it ies/ieedem

H p.m. "An Evening of Province town
One-Acts," including "Trifles," a play
by Susan Glaspell.Tawes Fine Arts
Bklg. 5-2201 or
www. inforJVl.timd.edu/TH ET/play s . '

8 pm. A talk hy Dennis H a 11 iday, for-
mer United Nations assistant secre-
tary general ;uid chief of the human-
itarian mission in Iraq until 1998
when he resigned in protest over
the UN's sanctions policy. Since
then, he has been speaking out
against the sanctions in North
America and in Europe. 0130
Tydings Hall. 301-477-3322.

9:30 p.m. "Numerical Analysis
Seminar," estimating the error of
numerical solutions of systems of
reaction-diffusion equations Donald
Estep school of mathematics,
Georgia Tech. 3206 Math Bldg.

Student Website Captures Heart & Soul of the Blues

When Jami Noguchi was assigned to
create a webpage for his American studies
class, he had no idea the page would
become so popular. The site, called "The
Blues Callin' Me," is a comprehensive guide
to the blues for the music novice. It is also
an archive of links and information for the
music enthusiast.

The writing style Noguchi employs is as
striking as the appearance of the site.
About Christopher Columbus, Noguclii
writes, "You can't really say that Cliris was
the Father of America, since he landed in
the wrong 'hood." In a tribute to blues leg-
end B.B. King, Noguchi writes, "Any elec-
tric blues player worth his or her mojo lias
to take some lessons from the King."
Describing the birth of rap music, Noguchi
writes, "Rap as an art form emerged in the
early '70s. Isn't it kinda frightening how
the '70s created these
wondrous musical
genres?"

Although his treat-
ment of history is
unconventional,
Noguclii draws heavi-
ly from credible
sources, and his read-
able style is helping
visitors understand
what the blues is all
about. One visitor
says, "My son is 13 and
has to do a project for
his music class on the
blues. Your pages are

very informative and I don't know
what 1 would have
done without
them." Noguchi's
site received an aca-
demic excellence
award from Study
Web, a site that offers
links as resources to
students of all ages
organized by topic.

In addition to the liis-
tory of the blues, the site
also has a list of record-
ings and artists to help
beginners become well
versed in the notable con-
tributors to American blues
music. Purchasing the com-
pact disc is as simple as

clicking the "CD
Now" link. Noguchi
explains some
music theory as it
relates to the blues,
such as the notion
of the % IV, and V
the three chords
that make up a
standard blues pro-
gression . Visito rs
can learn about the
various blues instru-
ments, and can
jump to vendor
home pages for
companies like

Fender and Gibson.
Plus, there is a list of
links to related web-
sites covering every-
thing from Kiss to
Buddy Guy to jazz.
The website is
dedicated to James
"Otis"Williams,
the late director
of the Nyumburu
Cultural Center.
Noguchi says
Williams
inspired him
with his
knowledge,
charisma and silky
smooth voice. He credits Williams
with teaching him everything he knows
about music history.

"I never thought that all these people
would be looking at my site and actually
using it for papers and things like that,"
says Noguchi. "So it's motivating me to
make it that much better. I'm starting to
revamp a few things and add a few things
so that I when I move it to my domain, it
will be a much better site design wise and
content wise." He says the new version of
his site should be up and running by the
new year. The current site is located at
www. warn . umd.edu/~jarnihn/bluc5.html .

— DAVID ABRAMS

Team Approach Successful in Leading Sexual
Harassment Prevention Program

*

Calendar Guide

Calendar phone numbers
listed as 4-xxxx or 5-xxxx
stand for the prefix 314- or
405. Events are fee and
open to the public unless
noted by an asterisk (*).
Calendar information for
Outlook is compiled ftom a
combination ofmforM's
master

calendar and submissions to
e Outlook office.

To reach the calendar editor,
call 405-7615 or e-mail
Outlook@accmail. umd.edu.

The Sexual Harassment Prevention
Program now features a team of leaders:
Mark Brimhall-Vargas and Craig Alimo, This
team is responsible for planning the
Sexual Harassment Prevention Program
Training of Trainers, as well as coordinat-
ing all sexual harassment workshop
requests that come to the Office of
Human Relations Programs (OHRP) from
the campus community.

Brimhall-Vargas, acting assistant director
of OHRP and director of the Sexual
Harassment Prevention Program (SHPP),
regularly conducts training for sexual
harassment and diversity facilitation. In
addition to SHPP, he co-manages the cam-
pus-wide Diversity Initiative,

In contrast, Alimo is new to OHRP and
the university, Alimo, who is currently pur-
suing his Ph.D. in college student person-
nel, earned a certificate of advance gradu-
ate study in social justice education from
the University of Massachusetts where he
was a residence director.According to
Alimo, UMass offers the only Ph.D. in
social justice education in the nation.

Alimo s focus is on gender issues and
sexism. His internships with Mentors in
Violence Prevention Project at
Northeastern University and
Everywoman's Center at the University of
Massachusetts- Amherst, teaching sexual
harassment training courses for academic
credit and facilitating workshops, led him

to the work he's currently doing at the
university.

Recently.Alimo and Brimhall-Vargas
organized and facilitated the first day-long
SHPP Training of Trainers of the semester.
"A small group of students attended but it
was a great training because there was a
lot of flexibility to adapt the workshop
based on student's needs and interests,"
says Alimo. "It provided an atmosphere for
a lot of learning to take place, plus it
allowed for more space and time for each
participant."

The participants learned about many
aspects of sexual harassment,
including:

• An opportunity to experi-
ence a "peer workshop" first
hand;

• A presentation by Cynthia
Trombly of George Mason
University, who shared her
personal experience with sex
ual harassment;

• A presentation by John
2a eke r, associate director of
judicial programs, who dis-
cussed the legal aspects of
sexual harassment; and

• Guidance on how to design
and facilitate social justice
education (as it relates to the

SHPP workshops the peer trainers will be
facilitating) and how to encourage student

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participation in the workshops.

After successfully completing training,
each peer trainer shadows experienced
trainers a few times before facilitating a
workshop.AU workshops are conducted
by diverse facilitators, such as a man and
woman or two people from different
racial or ethnic backgrounds.

"The [training] was great," says Kyra
Mumbauer, a freshman anthropology
major. "It was really informative, especially
the legal aspects of sexual harassment. I
learned how to facilitate a workshop and
how to make it a valuable experience for
the participants"
According toAlimo," ...we
would like to do more in the
future (looking into the possibility
of offering a peer training class
for credit like the one at UMass).
We are always looking for more
participation from students, facul-
ty, staff and administration in the
Sexual Harassment Prevention
Program," he says.
For more information about the
Sexual Harassment Prevention
Program, contact Alimo at 405-
7563 or calimo@wam.umd. edu;
or Brimhall-Vargas at 405-2840 or
mb333@umail.umd.edu.

— JAIME FEEHERY-SIMMONS

6 Outlook November 2. 1999

Diversity: It's Your Future

November. Focus on Diversity

All Month

American Indian Heritage Bookfair. In
celebration of National American Indian
Heritage Month, the University Book
Center will be extending a 20 percent
discount on all American Indian related
tides in stock (textbooks excluded). Call
UBC, 4-7770.

Nov. 1- Dec. 13

12-2 p.m. Coffee and Conversation. A
place to meet and eat. Drop in and have
a free cup of coffee and meet other
returning students. Come once or come
ever)- week. 2201 Shoemaker Bldg.
Contact Beverly Greenfeig or Barbara
Goldberg, 4-7693.

Nov. 1

2-3 p.m. Financial Aid Workshop. One-
hour workshop designed to Inform
turning students of the types of finan-
cial aid available. 2201 Shoemaker Bldg.
Contact Beverly Greenfeig or Barbara
Goldberg, 4-7693.

7 p.m."Phazes of Movement: A Tribute
to African American Dance."This event
promises to be a night of dancing,
swelling, and African rhythms. Featuring
dancers from die Morgan State Dance
Ensemble, Restoration Records,
Broadway's "Bring in Eta Noise, Bring in
Da Funk."The Caribbean Student
Association Dance Troupe, Dance Afrika,
and the Dance Theatre of Harlem.
Sponsored by the Black Student Union.
Colony Ballroom, Stamp Student Union.
Call 4-8326 for more information.

Nov. 4

Noon- 1:30 p.m. Brown Bag EunchTalk:
"NSF Research and Education
Opportunities in East Asia and the
Pacific, with Special Focus on China,
Taiwan and Hong Kong." Everyone is
welcome, and graduate students and
junior faculty with interests in biology,
natural resources and engineering field
are especially encouraged to attend.
Please bring your bag lunch. 0112
Reckord Armory. Call for reservations.
Contact Rebecca McGlnnis, 5-02 1 3 or
rml65@umail.umd.edu

Nov. 5

2-4 p.m. "White Awareness Workshop,"
discussion focused on issues related to
white identity. Location TBA. For more
information, contact Paul Gorski, 5-8192
or pg92@umail.umd.edu

Nov. 8

2-3 p.m. "Exam Skills." Learn the skills
needed to prepare for taking exams as
returning students. 2201 Shoemaker
Bldg. Contact Beverly Greenfeig or
Barbara Goldberg, 4-7693.

Nov. 12

8:30 p.m. "Juke Joint." An evening filled
with fun, food and spoken word. No
admission. Sponsored by the
Nyumburu Cultural Center (NCC).
Nyumburu Cultural Center. Contact
NCC, 4-7758.

Nov. 15

2-3 p.m. "Notetaking Workshop." Acquire
good notetaking techniques to see what
a difference it can make as a returning
student. 2201 Shoemaker Bldg. Contact
Beverly Greenfeig or Barbara Goldberg,
4-7693.

Nov. 19

4-6 p.m. "Buddhist

Reliquaries in China:

The Famensi Treasure.

Featuring Roderick

Whitfield, Percival Davit

chair of Chinese and

East Asian an, School of

Oriental and African

Studies, University of

London. Co-sponsored

by the art history and archaeology

department and Institute for Global

Chinese Affairs. Call for reservations by

Nov. 13- Art-Sociology Bldg. , Room

2309. Contact Rebecca McGinnis,

5-0213 0rrml65@umail.umd.edu

Focus on Diversity

FA

Do you know what White Awareness is? Come And
out at the November events featuring this topic.

Second Annual Tibetan Cultural Week

Nov. 1-5

Nov. 1-5

10 p.m,~4 p.m. Parents' Association Gallery, Stamp Student Union
Sand Mandala Painting by monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery.

NOV. 2

8 p.m. Colony Ballroom, Stamp Student Union

Sacred Music Sacred Dance for World Healing by monks of Drepung Loseling

Monastery.

Nov. 3

8 p.m. Tawes Theater

Evening with Palden Gyatso, author of the New York Times bestseller "The

Autobiography of Tibetan Monk."

Nov. 5

7 p.m. Hoff-East (Bio-Psychology Bldg.)

"Wlndhorse * A critically acclaimed independent film by Paul Wagner which was

filmed in the Himalayas and the streets of Lhasa, the Tibetan capital.

Contact Alexis Blalock, 5-0819 or ablalock@union.umd.edu.

Nov. 16

12-1:30 p.m. Brown Bag Lunch Talk:
"Cross Strait Relations" featuring Joanne
Chang, a visiting scholar from National
Taiwan University. Please bring brown
bag lunch. Call for reservations by Nov.
12. 0101 Taliaferro Hall. Contact
Rebecca McGinnis, 5-0213 or
rml65@umail.umd.edu

Nov. 17

7 p.m. -9: 30 p.m. "Good Morning
Commuters," hosted by the Student
Intercultural Learning Center. Stop by
and see what this new center has to
offer. Atrium, Stamp Student Union.
Contact Paul Gorski, 5-8192 or
pg9 2 " >■ 1 1 m a i I . umd . edu

Nov. 18

7 p.m. "Event Third Thursday." A monthly
poetry jam session featuring area jazz
bands and student poets. Sponsored by
the Black Student Union and the
Nyumburu Cultural Center (NCC).
Nyumburu Cultural Center, 4-7758.

Nov. 20

6 p.m. 22nd Annual Miss Black Unity
Scholarship Pageant. The pageant is one
of the most spectacular events of its
kind in the metropolitan area. The
pageant features intelligent and talented
University of Maryland students. The
goal of the Miss Black Unity Scholarship
Pageant is to promote unity, self-confi-
dence and education. Admission $12 (in
advance) and $15 (at the door). Tawes
Theatre. Sponsored by the Nyumburu
Cultural Center. Contact NCC, 4-7758.

Nov. 22

2-3 p.m. "Choosing a Career," a discus-
sion for returning students, 2201
Shoemaker Bldg. Contact Beverly
Greenfeig or Barbara Goldberg, 4-7693.

Nov. 29

(through December 3)

9 p.m.- 4 p.m. "A Celebration of Black

Art:Thc African
American Experience ."This is a rotating
exhibition of local artists' original
works. Sponsored by the Nyumburu
Cultural Center. Nyumburu Cultural
Center, Art Gallery. Artists interested in
being considered for the next exhibit or
for more information, please contact
the curator for this exhibit,
4-7758.

2-3 p.m. "Managing Exam Anxiety." One-
hour workshop to help returning stu-
dents feel less anxious and to perform
more successfully on exams. 2201
Shoemaker Bldg. Contact Beverly
Greenfeig or Barbara Goldberg, 4-7693-

Nov. 30

1-5 p.m. "Path to Empowerment:
Information and Resources on Domestic
Violence "A chance for all students, fac-
ulty, and staff to hear and meet repre-
sentatives from area resources provid-
ing victim and offender support, with
special attention to additional factors of
immigration, language barrier and sexu-
al preference. Colony Ballroom, Stamp
Student Union. Contact Cpl. Mary
Brock, University Police, 5-7031 or
mb rock @umpd .umd.edu

6-8 p.m. "White Privilege."A cinema and
conversation session focused on White
Awareness. Cinema will be used to
spark dialogue about this important
topic. Co-sponsored by Office of Human
Relations Programs, NCCJ, College Park
Scholars and Academy of Leadership.
Cambridge Community Center, Room
1111. Contact Bridget Turner, 5-8190 or
bt38@umail,umd.edu

To see the full version of the Nov.
"Focus on Diversity" Calendar go to our
new "Student Link to the Diversity
Initiative at www.inform.umd.edu/
Diversity/Initiative

To place your event in December's
"Focus on Diversity" calendar, e-mail
information to Jamie Feehery-Simmons
at jfl56@umail.umd.edu or fax 314-
9992 no later than Nov. 15. If you have
any questions, please call 405-2562.

Calendar brought to you by the
Diversity Initiative.

November 2, 1999 Outlook 7

New National Center to Examine High Rates of Incarceration of
Juveniles with Learning Disabilities

While only 10 percent of the
nation's school children are enrolled in
special education programs, they make
up 30-50 percent of those who are
incarcerated at any given time.A new
National Center on Education, Disability
and Juvenile Justice (EDJJ), based at the
University of Maryland, has begun tak-
ing a hard look at why children with
disabilities are so grossly over-repre-
sented in the nations jails and what
can be done to reverse the trend.

Supported by a five-year, $2.75 mil-
lion grant funded jointly by the U.S.
Departments of Education and Justice,
EDJJ is designed to understand and
develop more effective responses to
the needs of youth with disabilities in
the juvenile justice system, and also to
develop strategies to help a broad
range of at-risk youth avoid falling into
trouble with the law.

The center, a collaborative effort
involving researchers at the University
of Maryland, the University of Kentucky,
Arizona State University, American
Institutes for Research in Washington,
DC, and the PACER parent advocacy
center in Minneapolis, will examine
issues of school failure, inadequate pre-

vention programs and ineffective transi-
tions services that impede the ability of
some youth to make successful transi-
tions to adulthood.

"Juvenile crime doesn't just happen,"
says Peter Leone, project director and
professor of special education in the
College of Education. "There are a broad
set of circumstances associated with the
propensity of kids to commit crimes.
There needs to be a greater commitment
to providing programs and services that
can keep kids positively engaged and
help them steer clear of trouble; and if
they do get into trouble, to help them
reengage with the community."

The quality of education, says Leone,
seems to be central to both the prob-
lem and the solution. "Higher levels of
education and literacy are associated
with lower rates of juvenile criminal
activity," he says. "We need to make ade-
quate educational services for students
with learning and mental disabilities a
higher priority within our communities
as well as within the juvenile justice
system."

In addition to providing assistance to
strengthen prevention activities in
schools and communities, the EDJJ cen-

ter will focus special attention on devel-
oping models of good educational pro-
grams that can be provided within juve-
nile correctional facilities. According to
Leone, these facilities frequently have
relied on unmotivated, uncertified
teachers who push a one-size-fits-all
GED prep program for everyone, often
with as little as an hour and a half of
instruction per day.

What's needed, says Leone, is a com-
mitment to certified teachers, a com-
prehensive curriculum that earns credit
toward graduation, SAT preparation, as
well as the GED option.

Over the next five years, the center
will survey community and correction-
al facilities across the country that have
developed promising educational pro-
grams. Researchers will measure the
success of specific tactics and strategies
and also evaluate state and local poli-
cies relating to juveniles to see what
factors promote or inhibit the develop-
ment of appropriate programs. Effective
transition services that help kids recon-
nect with their communities after stints
in correctional facilities will also be of
particular interest.

"Kids don't get locked up for life,"

says Leone. "It is in our best interest to
assure that they become productive
members of society. It is a lot more
expensive not to provide adequate ser-
vices and increase the likelihood that
they will reoffend, than to give them a
good educational foundation that
increases their opportunity to get a job
and become productive."

While the EDJJ center will focus
■ specifically on services for students
with disabilities, Leone notes that
improvements to the educational pro-
grams at correctional facilities will ben-
efit all incarcerated students and pre-
vention activities will reach a broad
spectrum of students considered to be
at-risk for involvement in juvenile
crime.

"It is our hope that schools and com-
munities will have a range of programs
that will better serve kids with special
mental health, social and educational
needs," says Leone. "Instead of expelling
and pushing them out of our education-
al institutions, we should have things
that keep them engaged and out of the
juvenile justice system."

Proposed Purple Line Puts Campus on Smart Growth Path

continued from page 1

of our major residential and employ-
ment sectors — and I am very excited
about the possibility of moving that for-
ward."

The light rail proposal, often referred
to as the "inner purple line," is still very
much in the initial stages. Sturtz's letter
to the Montgomery Planning Board
urges the neighboring county to start
the ball rolling by connecting Bethesda
and Silver Spring, a line known as the
Georgetown Branch. That project
appears to be moving ahead.

Although the initial draft of the
Transportation Policy Report, generated
by the Montgomery County Park and
Planning Department, recommended
against any further study of light rail,
the board revised that draft to include a

recommendation that staff continue to
look at options for dealing with belt-
way congestion.

"Big projects always have a lot of
trouble getting off the ground," says
Webb Smedley, project planner in the
department of facilities planning.The
light rail line could cost upwards of $ 1
billion, and the heavy rail over $2 bil-
lion, he says. "This project has an advan-
tage in that it can be phased in and wiU
benefit two of the most politically pow-
erful jurisdictions in the state," says
Smedley, who has a background in com-
munity and regional planning, and was
asked by Sturtz to monitor progress on
the purple line for the university.

Prince George's County Councilman
Peter Shapiro (D. -Brentwood) says the
benefit to other communities surround-
ing the university should not be over-
looked. "It's smart growth, revitalizing

older neighborhoods," he says. One plan
would align the light rail line with
University Boulevard, traveling through
Langley Park. Light rail lines can make
stops every 100 yards, if necessary.

The State Highway Administration
and Maryland Mass Transit
Administration are also reviewing sever-
al options for dealing with beltway con-
gestion, including light rail, roadway
improvements, heavy rail and a combi-
nation of the three.Whether there is a
light rail or heavy rail line, Metrorail
would most likely run the system, mak-
ing transfer easier for passengers. An
alternative heavy rail system proposal,
also referred to as the "outer purple
line," would connect North Bethesda,
Grosvenor,Wheaton, Greenbelt and
New Carrollton.

Faculty and staff members are prais-
ing the light rail idea. "It would improve

our transportation system," says Bruno
Quebedeaux, professor of natural
resource science and land architecture.
"We're heading for a big disaster in the
Washington area. The beltway is not
going to be able to handle all of this
traffic " Quebedeaux, who drives from
Burtonsville every morning, says he
would use the light rail system to
attend meetings at the National
Institutes of Health.

"It is highly inconvenient for me to
take the Metro, and it doesn't go direct-
ly to campus," says assistant astronomy
professor Eve Ostriker, who also drives
to campus every day from Silver Spring.
"Something that went directly to cam-
pus would be very convenient."

— DAVTDABRAMS

Future Construction Projects Bring Growing Pains

continued from page 1

Included in this construction is the
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center,
Stamp Student Union renovations, new
North Campus and South Campus
Parking Garages, the new arena and
Chemistry Teaching Building, and an
addition to Van Munching Hall.

As buildings are constructed many
parking lots will be lost, says David
Allen, director of campus parking. But
there are plans to provide new park-
ing — either through new lots or

garages — and provisions are being
made to accommodate those persons
temporarily displaced from their famil-
iar parking lots.

The cost of building these new lots
and garages will result hi increased
parking fees for faculty, staff and stu-
dents over the next five to seven years.
The increases are gradual (roughly $20
to $30 per year) and, according to
Allen, slightly mitigated by the pre-tax
savings on parking fees now available
to direct deposit employees through
the federal government.

Next -week's issue of Outlook (Nov,

9, 1999) will feature a special pull-out
section detailing the planned construc-
tion and related issues. Inserts and
other informational updates will be
published throughout the construction
period, says Terry Rannery, executive
director of university communications
and director of marketing.

In addition, a web site (www.umd.
edu/ouch) will be accessible as of Nov.
9 for faculty, staff and students to
obtain up-to-date information. The site
also will contain an e-mail address visi-
tors can click on to direct their con-
cerns and ideas, Flannery says.

Before construction projects begin,
neighborhood meetings will be con-
ducted with the people who will be
most affected. In addition, ongoing con-
struction management meetings will
take place with University Police,
Campus Parking, Facilities Management
and other departments to ensure the
process, as well as the movement of
people and vehicles on campus is
smooth.

8 Outlook November 2. 1999

for your
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vents • lectures • seminars •

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SPSS for Windows

The Office of Information
Technology is sponsoring faculty,
staff and graduate student computer
training in SPSS for Windows, Nov. 8,
10 and 12 (all three days), from 10
a.m. to noon. Geared toward the
needs of researchers using SPSS to
input and analyze data, the course
covers procedures to combine files,
modify and transfer data, and manage
the SPSS environment. Participants
will use the program to perform vari-
ous data analysis techniques.

There is a $60 fee for training and
course materials. Seating is limited
and web-based preregistration is
required at: www.inform.umd.edu/
ShortCourses.

Questions about course content
can be directed to oit- training
@umail. umd.edu; questions about
registration can be directed to the
OFT training coordinator at
405-0443. Registrations will be
processed in the order in which they
are received and confirmation
notices will be sent within 72 hours
of receipt of the electronic registra-
tion form.

Random Walks

Jeffrey Picka discusses "Random
Walks and The Relative Conductivity
of Composites,"Thursday, Nov. 4, at
3:30 p.m., in Room 1313
Mathematics Building. This statistics
program seminar is sponsored by the
mathematics department .

For more information, contact
Grace Yang at 405-5480 or
gry@math.umd.edu. For a complete
abstract go to: www.math.umd.edu/
dept/seminars/statistics/.

Open Positions on Parking
Commission

At its Nov. 18 meeting the College
Park Senate will be electing represen-
tatives to the Campus Parking
Commission. One faculty member
will be elected by Senate Faculty
members, two staff members will be
elected by the Senate Staff members,
and one student member will be
elected by Senate Student members.

Persons wishing to be considered
for these positions are invited to sub-
mit a brief statement about them-
selves and their views on Campus
Parking to the Senate Committee on
Committees by Nov 2. These state-
ments can be sent by hard copy to

Teresa Moore, College Park Senate
Office, or by email to temoore®
deans.umd.edu. The statement should
include the person's name, tide,
address and extension. Brief means
one paragraph of no more than 10
lines. The selection of nominees will
be made by the Senate Committee
on Committees and reviewed by the
Senate Executive Committee. You
need not be a member of the Senate
to apply.

Michael Schwemer Activist
Award

The Gleitsman Foundation is seek-
ing nominations of exceptional full-
time undergraduate students who
have initiated positive social change
through their commitment and lead-
ership. Five awards of $ 1 ,000 each
will be presented to full-time under-
graduate students in the United
States who best fulfill the spirit of cit-
izen activism and promote positive
solutions for social change.

Nominees may focus their activi-
ties on campus-related causes or
such broader concerns as social and
economic justice, human rights, envi-
ronmentalism, and the battles against
racism, sexism, anti-semitism and
other oppression.

Faculty and staff are encouraged
to nominate undergraduate students
for the award. Nomination forms are
available at Community Service
Programs, 1 1 95 Stamp Student
Union, 314-CARE. Nomination forms
must be postmarked no later than
Jan. 14,2000.

Live Satellite Telecast: Academic

Advising

The Office of Undergraduate
Studies and UM Libraries are sponsor-
ing the live satellite telecast of a
panel forum, "Academic Advising,
Campus Collaborations to Foster
Retention, "Thursday, Nov. 4. Nonprint
Media Services has reserved room
4210Q in Hornbake Library for inter-
ested viewers.

The program is produced by the
National Academic Advising
Association (NACADA) and transmit-
ted via the PBS Adult Learning
Service. Panelists include Wesley
HableyACT, Inc.; Catherine Joseph,
University of California, San Diego;
Nancy King, Kennesaw State
University; and Manuel "Buddy"
Ramos, IBM Education and

Consulting Services.

For those who cannot attend, a
videotape of the forum will be on
reserve at Hornbake. Questions may
be referred to James Newton at
405-6851 or jnewton@deans.
umd.edu.

World Game Workshop

An interactive cross-cultural nego-
tiation workshop, World Game
Workshop, comes to campus Friday,
Nov. 5, from 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
(international buffet lunch from
11:30 a.m,-12:30 p.m.) in the
Colony Ballroom, Stamp Student
Union.

During the four-hour Cultural
Awareness World Game workshop,
participants will observe cultural
behaviors and consider how they
impact and formulate world view.
Standing on a world map measuring
40x70, players will have the respon-
sibility of meeting their basic human
needs and solving regional and global
problems. In three dynamic rounds,
the players will interact and engage
in trading, developing strategies and
creative problem solving.

The workshop is open to stu-
dents, faculty and staff (up to 150
total participants) at a cost of $5 per
person, including lunch. RSVP to 405-
0292, or aknaus@rhsmith.umd.edu

Recognizing Returned
Volunteers

Faculty and staff who served as
Peace Corps volunteers wiU gather to
share stories Thursday, Nov 4, at 5
p.m. at a Peace Corps reception hon-
oring the more than 45 University of
Maryland faculty and staff who are
also returned Peace Corps volun-
teers. Each returned volunteer has
been asked to bring one person to
the event who is interested in learn-
ing more about Peace Corps interna-
tional job opportunides.

The event takes place in Room
2106, Holzapfel Hall.

First Year Focus

The First Year Focus program, a
division of the Office of die Dean of
Undergraduate Studies, is pleased to
offer a list of tutoring/mentoring
resources available on campus. This
information is on the web at:
www. info rm.umd.cdu/EdRe sA'grad 1
nfo/UgradStudies/TRS/epic.html

To update any information or add
new resources, contact Nathan Tsoi
at 405-9342 or ntsoi@wam.umd.edu.

Maryland Charity Campaign

The 1999 Maryland Charity
Campaign is underway and the uni-
versity hopes to achieve its goal of
$181,000— a 10 percent increase
over last year's contribution. Your
help is needed.

Pledge cards have been distrib-
uted to individuals across the cam-
pus. By Nov. 5, the university hopes
to wrap-up the campaign.

Each vice president identified a
divisional coordinator who in turn

named departmental coordinators.
Individuals should submit their
pledge card response tlirough their
coordinator. The campus-wide cam-
paign coordinator, Ron Jones, is avail-
able to respond to questions at 405-
6662.

Pledges can also be forwarded
directly to Ron Jones in the Room
4100, Chesapeake Building.
Contributions received after the tar-
geted Nov. 5 completion date will be
accepted.

Pollution Prevention, Waste
Minimization

Recently, the Department of
Environmental Safety developed
Campus Pollution Prevention and
Waste Minimization Guidelines to
assist students, faculty and staff. The
guidelines contain many useful tips
about chemical handling, waste dis-
posal, recycling and other topics
which can save you money and pro-
mote a cleaner environment.

Visit the department's website at
www.inform.umd.edu/DES and click
on "Waste Minimization" to view die
Waste Minimization Guidelines. Your
ideas on how to improve the pro-
gram arc greatly appreciated.

Historical Perspectives on Race

The Committee on Africa and the
Americas presents a panel discussion
Nov. 11 at 3:30 p.m. which will
explore the historical development
and applicadon of concepts related
to race and ethnicity in the social sci-
ences. The p rogram , " H istor ical
Perspectives on Race and Edinicity,"
takes place in Room 2203,Art-
Sociology Building and includes pre-
sentations from three scholars in the
fields of anthropology and ethnic
studies: JLeith Mullins from City
University of New York; Lee Baker
from Columbia University and
George Lipsitz of University of
California at San Diego.

The panel presentation is an inte-
gral component of the Committee on
Africa and the Americas' thematic
focus, "Reexamining Race and
Ethnicity for the 21st Century."

For more information, call 405-
6835.

Virus Alert

lite OIT Vims Notification
Program would like to remind facul-
ty, staff and students that anti-virus
software cannot protect your com-
puter If you do not keep it up to
date. Please take just a few minutes
today to update your protecdon
against the latest computer viruses,
worms, and Trojan Horse Programs.

For more information about com-
puter viruses and how you can pro-
tect your computer from being dam-
aged or disabled by a virus, visit the
OIT Virus Notification Program web-
page at www.helpdesk.umd.edu/
virus