Outlook / the University of Maryland, College Park (2000)

Outlook

The University of Maryland Faculty and Staff Weekly Newspaper

Volume 14 • Number 20 • February 29, 2000

The Bach Tribute,

page 4

Learn @ the Library,
page 7

Christine Zamary, a senior criminology major, rose through the
ranks of the police auxiliary to become a Campus Police officer.

Diversity Panel Meeting Weekly

A 20-member panel appointed by
President Dan Mote last December to study
ways to transform Maryland "from a diverse
campus to a diverse community" has been
meeting weekly since January. The panel
soon will seek community reaction to sug-
gestions the group has received from leaders
of committees dealing with various diversity
issues.

Mathematics professor Raymond Johnson,
co-chair of the panel, says the group has met
in weekly two-hour sessions with leaders
and representatives of various presidential
commissions, including the Equity Council,
President's Commission on Ethnic Minority
Issues, President's Commission on Women's
Affairs, President's Commission on Disabled
Issues and President's Commission on
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Ttansgendered
Issues.

"We want to find out what they've been
doing," Johnson says. "There are many people
on this campus who have dealt with parts of
the broad diversity issue. We want to collect
their wisdom and experience. We don't want
to reinvent the wheel."

within the next several weeks the cam-
pus community will be able to comment on
the panel's suggestions through its Web site
(www.umd.edu/diversitypanel) .The panel
will probably hold several open meetings to
gather comments in April as well. The

group's charge includes reporting its find-
ings and recommendations to the president
by the end of June.

"We want to give people something to
respond to"Johnson says.

Panel Co-chair Claire Moses, chair of
Women's Studies, says the panel has stayed
focused on its central mission, which is to
consider ways to promote interaction among
groups on campus. Although established In
the wake of hate crimes last November,
Moses says, "It is the panel's responsibility to
look at the more profound issues of the qual-
ity of our campus climate so that such
crimes might never reoccur."

Campus, state and federal law enforce-
ment officials are continuing their active
investigation into the crimes, and Student
Affairs is developing new protocols for deal-
ing widi hate and bias incidents and caring
for victims.

Warren Kelley, executive assistant to the
vice president for Student Affairs, says a draft
protocol for dealing with hate incidents is
moving toward completion. The new proto-
col will ensure consistent and appropriate
follow-up with victims of hate incidents or
crimes. It also establishes a communication
process among key leadership units, identi-
fies existing procedures and clarifies roles
among Student Affairs, police and other units
for carrying out responsibilities.

Police Work Makes Significant Difference in Homicide Arrests

Ninety Percent of Homicides Could be Solved

In 1999 more than 500 homicides
occurred in the Baltimore-Washington
metropolitan area. The harsh truth is
many of these crimes will go unsolved.
But according to a study recently
released by criminologists Charles
Wellford and James Cronin, approxi-
mately 20 percent more police homi-
cide investigations can culminate in
arrests by improving and enforcing
basic policy and practices of law
enforcement agencies.

The study shows that detective pro-
cedures and behaviors play a major role
in successful homicide arrests. This sug-
gests that police agencies across the
country can improve the number of
arrests made following homicides sim-
ply by making adjustments to the way
they handle such cases.

Wellford and Cronin, who worked in
conjunction with the Justice Research
and Statistics Association, based their
conclusions on the results of a four-city,
multi-state research project that com-
pared characteristics of solved and
unsolved homicide cases.

Currently only 69 percent of homi-
cides are solved nationwide. According
to the researchers, 90 percent of homi-
cides would be solved or "cleared" if
police followed certain guidelines. For
example, the
researchers
determined
that the more
detectives
assigned to a
case, the more
likely it will be
solved. The
study recom-
mends three to
four detectives
as ideal.
Wellford and
Cronin also
assert that a
case is more
likely to be
solved when
detectives
arrive at the
crime scene in

Currently only 69 percent
of homicides are solved
nationwide. According to
the researchers, 90 per-
cent of homicides would be
solved or "cleared" if police
followed certain guidelines.

30 minutes or less. Other detective
behavior that improves the chances
that an offender will be arrested
includes follow-up on witness informa-
tion; attendance at post-mortem proce-
dures; measure-
ment of crime
scenes; use of
cutting-edge
information
technology,
including com-
puter checks;
and immediate
notification of
the homicide
unit and med-
ical examiner
by the first offi-
cer on the
scene.
"These find-
ings may seem
rather basic,
but that is
exactly the
point," says

Wellford. "What we found is that too
often these basic but very significant
steps aren't being followed. The good
news is that with some relatively sim-
ple procedure modification, law
enforcement agencies should be able to
appreciably increase the number of
arrests following homicides."

The study also identified several
characteristics of homicide cases that
affect how successful detectives will be
in arresting suspects. The presence of
drugs plays a key role. Cases are more
likely to be closed if the victim was not
a drug user, buyer or seller.

Bystander behavior also factors great-
ly in investigations. A case is more likely
to be solved when witnesses were at
the scene and provided valuable infor-
mation such as identification of the
offender, location of the offender and
motivation for the homicide.

Finally, choice of weapon affects
clearance. If the murder weapon was
found and if the weapon was a rifle,

Continued on page 5

2 Outlook February 29, 2000

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Settlement on Performing Arts Center
Ensures Occupancy by End of Summer

"As an enslaved patter, Dave would want the work of his
hands to be recognized... For African American craftspeople
this was a way to express their identity in a power structure
that allowed you almost no expression of identity... (But)
everything made by a black person was not a masterpiece;
some of it was just everyday things that people made and
used... They (artisans) weren't unusual. It was just unusual in
that something of theirs managed to survive."
— Comments byjuanita Holland, assistant professor of art
history and archeology, on the works of "Dave," a 19th cen-
tury potter whose works are now displayed in museums.
(Philadelphia Inquirer, Feb. 4)

"Hoodoo was a way for African Americans to get away from
their trouble. It was an antidote to racism." — Mark Leone,
professor and chair of anthropology, on ritualistic artifacts
discovered at Annapolis's Brice House excavation.
(Annapolis Capital, Feb. 16)

"I suspect the real impetus for the book was that I had heard
so many stories from my parents while growing up in
Muskogee, Okla, but they had no cultural context. In search-
ing for the context -placing stories in the time frame of histo-
ry-I began a chronology that became the book 'Black Saga.' "
— Charles Christian, associate professor of geography, on
writing the book that is the basis for his successful Black
Saga competition that takes place during Black History
Month. (College Park Gazette, Feb. 10)

"And the same applies to Al Gore, who despite the recent psy-
cho-journalist frenzy, remains a puzzle inside an enigma,
wrapped in a brown suit." — Christopher Hanson, who
teaches media ethics in the School of Journalism, on the
remaking ofAl Gore's image by media "advisers:'
(Columbia Journalism Review, January-Feb. 2000)

"It was something we (father and son) talked about our
whole lives together... (Abroad ) I learned about myself, I
became a lot more independent. If he (Chris) ever wonders if
he did the right thing... I would just encourage hkn that this is
something he'll get so much from." — Joe Riley, who studied
abroad as a College Park undergraduate, on his son Chris,
who is a Junior studying in Berlin this year. (Chicago
Tribune, Feb. 14)

"When we explore an asteroid we are going back in time to
the pre-planet-forming stages of the solar system, somewhere
between 4.2 and 4.6 billion years ago," getting hints of "the
building blocks of the planets in the inner solar system. By
studying 433 Eros, we will help construct the picture of the
materials that went into the formation of the Earth." — Lucy
McFadden, associate professor of astronomy, one of the sci-
entists analyzing the remarkable NASA study of the aster-
oid Eros. The spacecraft NEAR took four years to ren-
dezvous 1 60 million miles from earth with the asteroid, a
tump of rock that looks like a mutant spud. (Washington
Post, Feb. 14)

"The (survey) results directly challenge the broad view that a
kid's ethical views at age 17 or 18 are set by their parents for
good or ill." — Gary Pavela, director of judicial programs
and student ethical conduct, commenting on a survey that
revealed the more thoroughly a university enforces the idea
of honesty — through education and honor codes — the more
honest its students are likely to be. (Los Angeles Times, Feb.
15).

University of Maryland officials say a serde-
ment approved last Wednesday by the Maryland
Board of Public Works will ensure the Clarice
Smith Performing Arts Center will be ready for
academic use by next fall semester.

The settiement agreed to by the university and
Turner Construction will pay Turner $ 1 2 million
for costs associated with delays and change
orders during construction of the $ 1 29 million
center, which will house Maryland's theater,
dance and music departments, and provide the-
aters, concert halls, recital halls and dance stu-
dios. Turner filed claims in 1998 for more than
$25 million.

The settlement also provides for substantial
completion of all areas of the project by Aug. 31,
2000, nearly six months earlier than Turner had
projected when filing its claims.

"This is a fair settiement for all involved," says
Charles Sturtz, the university's vice president for
administrative affairs."We are very grateful for the
expert assistance of Parsons Infrastructure
Technology Group, which examined the Turner
claims and negotiated this arrangement."

"This Is very good news," says Susan Farr, exec-
utive director of the performing arts center. "We
will be able to move the academic units into the
building in time for Fall classes and have some
performances during the 2000-2001 year."

Farr says the building will not be ready for
major public performances by nationally known
visiting artists until 2001, because performance
spaces 'will need significant tuning after substan-
tial construction is completed.

Sturtz says many of the delays that have
occurred during construction of the center result-
ed from faulty designs on the part of the original

i- letter to the editor-

Dear Editor:

Your Feb. 8 article, "Brenda Salas Runs the
Extra Mile in Magic Kingdom Marathon," concerns
me via its indirect messages about cancer. My
mother had cancer, my sister had cancer, and
another sister had a possible pre-cancerous condi-
tion, and I had substantial communications with
the sister I transported to chemotherapy and radi-
ation treatments and visited in the hospital

While I differ from Ms. Salas on some issues, I
do hold respect and compassion for her regard-
ing her achievements and suffering.

Ms. Salas is quoted, "What happened to me
didn't have to happen, it happened to me
because I missed a pap smear." I think this is an
oversimplification. A lot happens in the progres-
sion through pre-cancerous, indirectly sympto-
matic and less symptomatic stages, some or all of
which is preventable. I acknowledge that some
environmental stressors cannot be controlled or
avoided. On the other hand, if [a woman] merely
waits for the results each year of various cancer
exams, she is truly gambling with her health and
her life, because the quality of the exams may
vary and because she is missing out on a substan-
tial preventive strategy.

Ms. Salas, with her 26-mile run and compro-
mised health, has all but quieted me about my
recent first-time-in-my-life three-mile run home
from work when it snowed, But 1 wonder
whether the 26-mile run is more healthful than

project architect.The university will bear the set-
tiement costs through existing university reserve
funds, Sturtz says. The university agreed in 1998 to
seek no additional state funds beyond the $94 mil-
lion already appropriated. Other sources of fund-
ing include Prince George's County ($10 million)
and university and private sources ($25 million).

In addition, private gifts have established an
endowment of more than $23 million, led by a
$15 million gift from Virginia artist and collector,
Clarice Smith, a long-time friend and alumna of
the university.

Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is a state
of the art performing arts "village," made up of ten
interconnected structures. Occupying 318,000
square feet on a site at the northwest end of the
University of Maryland campus, the center is
designed to serve the music, theatre, and dance
divisions of the University, and in so doing be a
true center of performing arts for regional audi-
ences and national and international professionals.

Facilities include the Joseph and Alma
GUdenhorn Recital Hall (260 seats); the Ina and
Jack Kay Proscenium Theater (650 seats); Concert
Hall (1,100 seats); Studio Theater (200 seats);
Dance Theater (180 seats); Experimental Theater
(100 seats); and the Prince George's County
Room for educational and outreach activities.

In addition, the Center will house the
Performing Arts Library (23,000 square feet); the
Grand Pavilion; 30 classrooms, lecture halls, and
seminar rooms; 50 practice and rehearsal rooms;
100 faculty/staff offices; and a cafe. The Center
will serve annually more than 5,000 students, 200
faculty and staff, and numerous regional, national,
and international audiences and professionals.

the three-mile run. Cancer is much about mal-
function in the immune system and marathon
running is also largely about the immune system-
the suppression of it, I understand that in some
cases the emotional gains from such a huge phys-
ical undertaking might be great, but is any quali-
fied person assessing the risks here?

Research now supports the importance of
healthful living in relation to at least five life
areas: diet, exercise, stress management, lifestyle
and spirituality. It isn't "the more I exercise the
better," or "the more I meditate the better," but
"the more I bring into balance all the deficient
areas of my life, the better— and safer."

The marathon article,.. tends to mislead read-
ers. Ms. Salas is obviously a health nut. She is a
Jazzercise instructor and she has "made it one of
her missions to inform women about healthy eat-
ing, exercise and getting an annual cervical
exam ."The huge problem with this article is that
it carries the message that if [a woman] invests
extraordinary effort toward being healthy she
may very well get cancer anyway. A more bal-
anced article would list all known and suspected
causes of cervical cancer, and would deliberately
deal with any notion that taking care of one's
health makes no difference.

Bill Norwood

Physical science technician

Physics department

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February 29, 2000 Outlook 3

Police Auxiliary Serves as Pipeline to Campus Police

Officer Christine Zamary isn't a rookie anymore, so
don't let her youthful appearance fool you,

Zamary has only been a campus police officer for
eight months, but she didn't start off cold. The senior
criminology major got her first taste of police work as
a police aide, commonly known as police auxiliary.

"I've wanted to be a police officer since I was five,"
she says. "I'd take my dad's handcuffs and cuff my lit-
tle brother to the refrigerator." Her father is a juvenile
probation officer.

She came to campus in 1997 after receiving an
associate's degree in social sciences and a certificate
in business management from Charles County
Community College. As a junior transfer student,
Zamary started working as a police aide, covering the
late-night campus foot patrol.

The career path Zamary lias chosen is
not unique to Campus Police, She is the
latest in a long line of Campus Police offi-
cers who got their start as student security
patrols. Twenty-four current officers,
including several patrol officers, a lieu-
tenant and a detective, are former police
aides, according to department spokesman
Lt. Don Smith.

"It's a great tool for the police depart-
ment," says Kathy Culhane, auxiliary ser-
vices coordinator. Police aides are under-
graduate students who assist officers in
campus security, covering special events,
providing escorts for students who request
them, patrolling campus grounds and oper-
ating security gates at night. Culhane says
police auxiliary is currently luring students.

"1 did foot patrol, which is six hours of
walking around campus, giving escorts and
doing special checks of buildings and park-
ing lots," Zamary says about her first police
work, where she worked the 6 p.m. to
midnight shift. Police aides cannot arrest
or restrain anyone, but they notify campus

police when criminal activity is observed using
shared radios.

"We're on the same radio frequency, so we use the
ten codes the police use. You learn the phonetic
alphabet," Zamary says.

Daily contact with real officers also allowed her to
become acquainted with the people she would later
work with. "I got to know a lot of the officers," she
says.

Last year Zamary attended a conference in Ocean
City specifically geared toward training police aides,
where she had another opportunity to interact with
police officers.

In October of her senior year Zamary applied for a
position with campus police. She then went before an

After extensive training undergraduate student Christine Zamary is
Officer Christine Zamary.

oral review board, followed by a thorough security
background check, a polygraph test and a drug test,
and finally an interview with a supervising officer.
After passing those stages, Zamary moved on to the
police academy.

Asked about the physical aspect of training,
Zamary says, "It wasn't that bad." She attended the
academy while taking 18 credits, going through physi-
cal training and defensive tactics training at the acade-
my during the day and school at night.

After graduating from the academy last August,
Zamary started the Field Training Officer (FTO) pro-
gram, where new officers are paired up with a senior
officer to learn the ropes. She admits that, at first, her
FTO was a little worried she might look too young to
be taken seriously. Off duty Zamary dresses
like most twenty-somethings do, with the
makeup, hair and platform shoes college
students sport.

"I proved myself right away, 1 feel, and I
think he felt the same way," she says,
"because one day he'd say 'maybe you
should do something with your hair,' and
then he says You know what? Don't even
worry about it.'"

Now Zamary has completed her training
and is a full police officer. She fulfilled her
lifelong dream of being a cop on the beat.
But her fellow officers still kid her, calling
her "Cop Spice," and her cruiser "The Spice
Mobile."

As a Campus Police Officer, Zamary is
finishing her bachelor's degree course-
work for free. She says an officer can
never be "comfortable" with the job,
because it changes constantly, but she is
confident in her training from police aux-
iliary and the academy. Pretty soon she'll
be telling new recruits what it takes to be
now a police officer.

— DAVID ABRAMS

Socially Phobic Children Can Come Out of Their Shells

Clara hides behind her mom in new situations. Her
responses to questions from individuals she does not
know well are barely audible. Sometimes she refuses
to talk at all. She has trouble making friends and refus-
es to go to school.

Clara is a composite, but her fictional struggles are
representative of children who have social phobia, an
anxiety disorder affecting approximately five percent
of the general population of children and eight per-
cent of adults.

Psychology professors Samuel Turner and Deborah
Beidei, in cooperation with Tracy Morris of west
Virginia University, spent the past several years con-
ducting the first research in the country to study a
behavioral treatment program for preadolescent chil-
dren with social phobia.

The bad news is children who display symptoms of
social phobia at an early age do not "grow out of it"
on their own. The good news is the researchers have
had dramatic success treating social phobia using this
unique treatment program.

Seventy percent of socially phobic children who
practice basic social skills in a controlled environ-
ment, interact with non-anxious peers and participate
in individualized treatment sessions can improve dras-
tically. The other 30 percent also show significant
improvement, but would still be classified as "shy."

The three-month, 24-session program, called Social
Effectiveness Therapy for Children (SET-C) consists of
four key steps. The first step is to educate the child
and parents about the disorder and establish a base-
line of information about the child and his or her spe-

cific anxieties. The second step, social skills train-
ing, involves teaching children how to interact
with others. Many socially phobic children lack
these basic skills, preventing them from interact-
ing effectively in social situations. The children
practice simple greetings, learn how to start con-
versations and hone their listening and remem-
bering skills.

Step three is peer generalization. Here the chil-
dren join a group of nonanxious peers in a com-
fortable environment where they can practice
their newly acquired social skills. The outgoing
children are encouraged to try to draw out the
socially phobic children.The final step is an indi-
vidual exposure session geared to address the
child's unique pattern of social fear. In these ses-
sions, the child may be asked to read in front of a
group, act out plays or take a "test" on a blackboard
while being observed by others.

"Treating social phobia is complex. It's not enough
for a child to receive attention from a caring adult, or
to stick a child in a group and hope he or she will
interact," says Beidei. "The success of SET-C is based
on very specific skills and how we teach those skills."

Beidei emphasizes the distinction between shy and
socially phobic children. Shy children may initially
exhibit some or all of the symptoms attributed to
"Clara." However, they will generally warm up and
relax after a few minutes. Socially phobic children
exhibit such extreme shyness it interferes with things
children normally do, such as make friends, play, par-
ticipate in class and even attend school.

The children participating in the study are
between the ages of eight and 12. Beidei and Turner
suggest parents who suspect their children are social-
ly phobic should wait for any professional diagnosis
until the child is school-age; before that, it's too early
to really diagnose the disorder.

Turner and Beidei recently received funding for a
five-year project to study the longer-term results of
the SET-C on the children, with particular emphasis
on their teen years, which can be the most psycholog-
ically important for the development of the disorder.

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Your Guide to University Events
February 29 - March 9

February 29

Noon. Institute for Global Chinese
Affairs Roundtable Discussion:
"China, U.S. and the Global Trading
System: Long Term Promises,
Progress and Problems* 0101
Taliaferro Hall. 5^)213.

4 p.m. Physics Lecture: "Mars Crustal
Magnetism: A Window to the Early
History of the Red Planet,' Mario
Acuma, NASA-Goddard Space Flight
Center. 1410 Physics Bldg.

4 p.m. Lecture: "Recruitment and
Retention of African-American
Students in the Sciences and
Engineering: What's Happening
Nationally and What That Means for
Us." Panel discussion. 1140 Plant
Sciences Bldg. (Lecture Hall A)
54HW7.

6-7:30 p.m. Workshop: "Getting to
Know Your WAM Account," is
designed to introduce WAM account
holders to the concepts involved in
using their accounts. The class cov-
ers receiving and sending e-mail,
deleting mail, and participating in
electronic discussion groups. Perfect
for those who have just begun using
their WAM accounts. 3330 Computer
& Space Sciences Bldg. 5-2938,
cwpost@umd5. umd.edu or
www.inform.umd. edu/PT.

7-10 p.m. Film Screening: "Live and
Let Die," the final film in
Blaxploitation film festival spon-
sored by the Committee on Africa
and the Americas, 2203 Art-Sociology
Bldg. gmarsha@wam.umd.edu

8 p.m. University Theatre: 'The Fable
of Maebeth,"Tawes Fine Arts.
University Theatre Box Office.
5-7847 or www.inforM.umd.edu/T
HET/pIays.*

8-10 p.m. School of Music:
Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Colony
Ballroom, Stamp Student Union.

March 1

Noon: Research & Development
Presentations: "Beyond the Bubbles:
The New Alphabet Soup," Diane
Adetstein, psychometrist, Counseling
Center and Keith Elche, testing grad-
uate assistant, Counseling Center.
0114 Counseling Center, Shoemaker
Bldg.

Noon. Lecture:" Co ^temporary Pos-
session and Exorcism: Comparative
and Christian Perspectives ," Bill
Stuart (Anthropology) will speak
and lead a discussion. Sponsored by
the Christian Faculty/Staff. 01 15
Hornbake Library. 5-4791,
rg2@umall.umd.edu or www.ipst.
umd, edu//Faculty/gammon. htm.

4-5 p.m. Astronomy CoUoquium:
"The Abundance of Galactic
Satellites in Hierarchical Models:

A Bach Tribute

Problems and Possible Solutions,"
Andrey Kravtsov, Ohio State
University. 2400 Computer and Space
Sciences Bldg.

6-9 p.m. Workshop: "Introduction to
Unix," covers the Unix operating sys-
tem. Concepts covered include flic
and directory manipulation com-
mands, navigation skills, as well as the
Pico editor. It does not teach pro-
gramming skills. 4404 Computer 8c
Space Sciences Bldg 5-2938,
cwpost@umd5.umd.edu or
www.infbrm .umd, edu/PT. *

7-9 p.m. Movie:"End of Days." 1240
Biology - Psychology Bldg.*

8 p.m. University Theatre: "The Fable
of Macbeth, "Tawes Fine Arts.
University Theatre Box Office. 5-7847
or www.inforM.umd.edu/THET/
plays.*

9:30-1 1:30 p.m.'The World is Not
Enough (007)." 1240 Biology -
Psychology Bldg.'

March 2

4:30-7:30 p.m. Workshop:
"Introduction to HTML," introduces
the Hypertext Markup Language used
to create web pages on the World
Wide Web. Concepts coveted include
how to: formal text, create lists, links
and anchors, upload pages, and add
inline images. 4404 Computer &
Space Sciences Bldg. 5-2938,
cwpost@umd5.umd.edu or
www. inform . umd , edu/PT. "

7:3O9:30 p.m. Movie:"End of Days."
1 240 Biology - Psychology Bldg.*

8 p.m. University Theatre: "The Fable
of Macbeth," Tawes Fine Arts. Univer-
sityTheatre Box Office. 5-7847 or
www.inforM.umd.edu/ THET/plays.*

10 p.m. "The World is Not Enough
(007)." 1 240 Biology - Psychology

March 3

1 p.m. Communication Colloquium:
"PR3 (squared): Toward a
Multidimensional Model of Public
Relations," Don Sucks, University of
Miami. 0200 Skinner Bldg. 5-6528.

7:30 p.m. "The World is Not Enough
(007)." 1240 Biology - Psychology
Bldg*

8 p.m. University Chorus: "A Bach
Tribute," a concert featuring Baroque
concerti as welt is arias for voice and
various obbligato instruments. Homer
Ulrich Recital Hall. 5-5570.*

8 p.m. University Theatre: "The Fable
of Macbeth, "Tawes Fine Arts.
University rheatrc Box Office 5-7847

The School of Music presents its fourth
Artist Scholarship Benefit Series concert, A
Bach Tribute, at ULrich Recital Hall Friday,
Mar. 3 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Mar. 5 at 3
p.m. Marking the 250th anniversary of
Bach's death, the program includes the
Concerto in D major for harpsichord and
strings, the Concerto in A rninor for violin
and strings and continuo, BWV 104 1, and
the Concerto in A Major for Oboe
d'amore, strings and continuo, BWV 1055.
Also featured are arias from the Mass in b
minor and selected cantatas.

Performers include university faculty
members Kenneth Slowik, harpsichord
and violoncello, David Salness, violin, Mark
Hall, oboe and oboe d'amore, Katherine
Murdock, viola, Linda Mabbs, soprano,
Fracois Loup, bass and Theodore
Guerrant, harpsichord.

The final Artist Scholarship Benefit
series concert of the season will be the
Guarneri String Quartet with Santiago
Rodriguez, piano FridayApril 28 at 8 p.m.
in Ulrich Recital Hall.

Tickets for A Bach Tribute are $16 adults,
$12 seniors and $10 students. For tickets and
information, call 405-7847.

or www.inforM.umd.edu/THET/
plays.*

10 p.m. Movie: "End of Days." 1240
Biology - Psychology Bldg.*

March 4

7:30 p.m. Movie: "End of Days." 1240
Biology - Psychology Bldg.*

8 p.m. University Theatrei'The Fable
of Macbeth,"Tawes Fine Arts.
University Theatre Box Office.
5-7847 or www.inforM.umd.edu/
THET/plays.*

March 5

1-4 p.m. Workshop: "Introduction to
Adobe Photoshop," introduces the
industry benchmark graphic manip-
ulation package for creating profes-
sional quality graphics. Concepts
covered include: basic toolbar,
palettes, layers, image filters, and
screen/image resolution. Digital
image concepts with emphasis on
Web based graphics are also cov-
ered. Registration required. 4404
Computer & Space Sciences Bldg.
5-2938, cwpost@umd5.umd.edu or
wrwwf.inform.umd.edu/PT*

2 p.m. University Theatre: "The Fable
of Macbeth,"Tawes Fme Arts.
University Theatre Box Office.
5-7847 or www.inforM.umd.edu/
THET/plays.*

3 p.m. University Chorus:"A Bach
Tribute," a concert featuring
Baroque concerti as well as arias for
voice and various obbligato instru-
ments. Homer Ulrich Recital Hall.
5-5570.*

810 p.m. Dance Performance:
"Deeply There (stories of a neighbor-
hood)" performed by the Joe Goode
Performance Group. 'Deeply There*
examines the new definitions of com-
munity and shifting priorities that are
created as urban dwellers respond to
the AIDS epidemic. Dorothy Madden
Theater. 5-7847*

March 7

Noon. Institute for Global Chinese
Affairs Brown Bag Lunch: "War
Culture, Nationalism and a
Revolution on Campus," James Gao,
history department. 1 122 Holzapfet
Hall, 50213-

2-i p.m. Building a Civil Society
Lecture Series: "Social Capital and
Civil Society in the United States,"
Robert Putnam, Harvard University's
Kennedy School of Government.
Colony Ballroom, Stamp Student
Union. 5-5722,

4 p.m. Physics Lecture:"A Statistical
Physicist's Look at Earthquakes,"
Daniel Fisher, Harvard University.
1410 Physics Bldg.

8-10 p.m. Dance Performance;
"Deeply There (stories of a neighbor-
hood)," performed by the Joe Goode
Performance Group. 'Deeply There'
examines the new definitions of com-
munity and shifting priorities that are
created as urban dwellers respond to
the AIDS epidemic Dorothy Madden
Theater. 5-7847*

data within them, customizing sheet
labels, naming blocks, customization
options, and macros. Registration
required. 4404 Computer & Space
Sciences Bldg. 5-2938,
cwpost@umd5.umd.edu or
www. inform . umd .ed u/PT. *

7-9 p.m. Sneak Preview Film:
"Mission to Mars." 1240 Biology -
Psychology Bldg. *

9:30 p.m. "The World is Not Enough
(007)." 1 240 Biology - Psychology
Bldg.'

March 9

4:307:30 p.m. Workshop:
"Introduction to Adobe PageMaker,"
introduces professional page layout
techniques. Concepts covered
include working with text, import-
ing graphics, text flow and place-
ment, master page setup, running
headers and footers, designing
brochure quality work using the
editing and construction tools of the
tool palette. Registration required.
4404 Computer & Space Sciences
Bldg. 5-2938, cwpost@umd5.
umd.edu or www.inform.umd.edu/
FT.*

7:30 p.m.Thc World is Not Enough
(007)." 1240 Biology - Psychology
Bldg.'

March 6

6-9 p.m.Workshop:"Introduction to
Microsoft PowerPoint," provides a
basic introduction to the elements
involved in designing effective and
professional looking slide, overhead,
and computer-based presentations.
Included wilt be adding clip art, cre-
ating color schemes, organizing, text,
etc. Registration required. 4404
Computer & Space Sciences Bldg.
5-2938, cwpost@umd5.umd.edu or
www.inform .umd .edu/PT. *

March 8

Noon. Research and Development
Presentations: "Race Thinking and the
Helping Professions: A Review of
Historical Complexity," Steve Seldcn,
Center for Curriculum Development.
01 14 Counseling Center, Shoemaker
Bldg.

4-5 p.m. Astronomy Lecture featuring
Jack Hills, Los Alamos National
Laboratory. 2400 Computer and
Space Sciences Bldg.

6-9 p.m. Workshop: 'Intermediate
Microsoft Excel," covers creating a
visual impact with 2D and 3D charts,
grouping sheets and manipulating

Calendar Guide

Calendar phone numbers listed
as 4-xxxx or 5-xxxx stand for the
prefix 314- or 405. Events are
free and open to the public
unless noted by an asterisk (*).
Calendar information for Outlook
is compiled from a combination
of inforivTs master calendar and
submissions to the Outlook
office. To reach the calendar edi-
tor, call 405-7615 or e-mat! to
outJook@accmail. umd.edu.

February 29, 2000 Outlook 5

Learn at the Library

The University libraries are offering
a variety of seminars and workshops
this Spring. Listed below are the offer-
ings, including dates, times and registra-
tion requirements.

Electronic Information

Resources Seminars

Workshops

Literature Online (LION)

The Libraries have expanded their
subscription to Literature Online
(LION), and the database producer
(Chadwyck-Healey) lias revised its
search interface. Come learn the new
ways to search for the full text of more
than 260,000 works of British &
American poetry, prose and drama,
from 600 to the present; 20 different
versions of the Bible; 1 1 different edi-
tions of Shakespeare and author biogra-
phies.

The "Annual Bibliography of English
Language and Literature" (from 1920-
forward) is now searchable through
LION, as is the "Literary Journals Index
Full-Text" (which indexes more than
200 literary journals and provides the
full text of more than 30).

Leam more about the wealth of
information now available in LION and
how to retrieve it at this hands-on train-
ing seminar, Tuesday, Feb. 29, from
10:30 a.m. to noon in Room 4135
McKcldin Library.

ProCite 5-0: Software to
Manage Your
Bibliographies

This seminar will
help you bring order
to the chaos of
managing large
bibliographies
associated
with wridng
projects
such as —
books, dis-
sertations, proposals and journals
articles. ProCite 5.0 is a personal biblio-
graphic software designed to help you
collect references, type your own
entries or download citations directly
from online databases, the World Wide
Web or library catalogs, and generate
properly formatted bibliographies in

any style.

ProCite 5.0 seminar will be held
Friday, Feb. 18 and Thursday, Feb. 24,
from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., in Room 4135
McKeldin Library.

Wide, Wide World of Statistics:
International Statistics on the
Internet

Looking for international sta-
tistics on Argentina's agri-
cultural exports, the
reforestation of the
Russian Federation,
or the total fertili-
ty rate in
Morocco? The
information you
need may be right
on your personal
computer as increasing numbers of
national governments and international
organizations are making their data
available on the Internet. However, in a
time of "information overload," identify-
ing appropriate and reliable sources of
international statistics can be a frustrat-
ing and time-consuming endeavor.

In this seminar, we will look at short-
cuts to finding and evaluating these
valuable online sources of international
information.The seminar takes place
Friday, Mar. 10, from 10 to 11 a.m., in
Room 4135 McKeldin Library.

Making Sense of the Census

In this workshop, you will gain an
overview of die history of the census
in America. You will have a chance to
explore the Census Bureau's new
web-based retrieval system, the
American Factfinder.

Not only will
you have a
chance to look
at data from the
1990 and previ-
ous decennial
censuses, but also
from some of the
numerous other census-
es and surveys conducted
by the Census Bureau such as
the American Housing Survey, Census
of Manufactures and the 1997
Economic Census. Participants will get
a preview of the types of data products
to be offered from Census 2000.
Come and enjoy the process of

"making sense of the ccnsus"Thursday,
Mar. 30, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., in Room
4133 McKeldin Library.

Full-Text Electronic Resources for
Literature & Literary Criticism
Research

Learn aboui the wealth of full-text
online resources the Libraries
have for research in literature,
from primary sources to jour-
nal articles to liter-
ary encyclope-
dias, bio-
grapliical
information
and etymo-
logical dic-
tionaries. Time
is allotted for
hands-on experi-
mentation and exploration.
The resources to be demonstrated
include: "Literature Online," which con-
tains primary sources, die "Annual
Bibliography of English Language &
Literature" and full-text journal articles;
Gale's Literary Resource Center, for full
text from such Gale publications as
"Contemporary Authors," the
"Dictionary of Literary Biography" and
"Contemporary Literary Criticism;"
"Women Writers Online," the full text of
women's writing (fiction and
nonfiction, poetry, prose and drama)
from 1400 to 1850; and links to the full
text of electronic journal articles.

This seminar is offered on
Wednesday, April 12, from 10 a.m. to
noon, and Thursday, April 27, from 4 to
6 p.m., in Room 4135 McKeldin Library.

EndNote: Software to Manage
Your Bibliographies

Using the hirst version of EndNote,
this seminar will help you bring order
to the chaos of managing large bibli-
ographies associated with writing pro-
jects such as books, dissertations, pro-
posals and journals articles. EndNote is
a persona] bibliographic software
designed to help you collect refer-
ences, type your own entries or down-
load citations direcdy from online data-
bases, the World Wide Web, or library
catalogs and generate properly format-
ted bibliographies in any style.

TTiursday, April 6, from 1:30 to 3:30
p.m., in Room 4135 McKeldin Library.

NOTE: All of the above seminars are
free, but advance registration is
required by completing the online reg-
istration form at:

www. ub.iimd.cdu/UMCP/UES/seminar-
f.html.

Geographic Information
Systems Workshops

Analysis with ArcView
(Intermediate)

Analysis with ArcView (intermediate)
is an intermediate two-hour and 30-
minute workshop that explores the
more complex query and analytical
functions of ArcView GIS.Tne seminar
is offered Tuesday, Mar. 7, from 6 to 8:30
p.m.,Tuesday, Mar. 14, from 2 to 4:30
p.m., and Monday, April 3, from 4 to
6:30 p.m. in Room 4133 McKcldin
Library.

NOTE: Registration for these G1S work-
shops is required by completing the
form at www.lib.umd.edu/UMCP/UES/
gis-f.html

VICTORWeb Classes

The Libraries are offering
VICTORWeb workshops throughout
the Spring semester and no registration
is required. This 60-mlnute hands-on
workshop introduces how to find
books,

nonprint and other materials using
VICTORWeb, the online catalog of the
University of Maryland Libraries, and
how to find journal articles using an
online periodical database.

The workshops are offered in Room
4133 McKeldin Library on the follow-
ing days and times:

Wednesday, Mar. 1 3:304:30 p.m.

Monday, Mar. 6 4-5 p.m.

Wednesday, Mar. 8 5-6 p.m.

Friday, Mar. 10 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Monday, Mar. 13 4-5 p.m.

Tuesday, Mar. 14 5-6 p.m.

Wednesday, Mar. 15 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Mar. 28 4-5 p.m.

NOTE: Additional information about
VICTORWeb classes can be found at:
www.lib.umd.edu/UMCP/UES/classes.
htrol*victor

Solid Police Work Makes Significant
Difference in Homicide Arrests

continued from page 1

knife or personal weapon (hands or feet) rather
than a handgun, the clearance rate improves.
Researchers attribute this to the nature of
crimes. Generally knives and hands or feet are
used in sudden, unpremeditated crimes in
which the perpetrator knows the subject. There
tend to more witnesses and more physical evi-
dence, such as fingerprints. If a handgun is used,
there is a higher probability the victim was a
stranger to tile assailant. These crimes also tend
to be better planned so that perpetrators can
avoid detection.

Police resources are stretched thinner and
thinner as law enforcement agencies struggle to
meet the demands of increasing crime rates.
However, the researchers concluded that enforc-
ing routine policy and procedures, in addition
to factoring in case characteristics (e.g. the pres-
ence of drugs), are important in increasing
homicide arrests. Wellford and Cronin plan to
present their findings to law enforcement agen-
cies and discuss with them changes that depart-
ments can use to improve their rates of solving
murder cases.

Science Fiction Roundtable

To explore the importance of the works in the "Possible
Futures: Science Fiction Art from the Frank Collection" exhib-
it and overlooked significance of science fiction art, The Art
Gallery has invited local and nationally known speakers to
present at its sixth annual roundtable, "Science Fiction Art:
Lessons for the MiHennium."The roundtable takes place
Friday, March 3, from 12:30 to 5 p.m. in the Rouse Room,
Office of Executive Programs, Robert H. Smith School of
Business, Preregistration is required at a cost of $5 for stu-
dents and members of The Art Gallery, $15 for faculty and
staff.

For more information and to RSVP, contact Dorit Yaron,
405-2763, artgal@umail.umd.edu or see www.inform.umd.
edu/AilGal/WWW/exhibii/994X)/sfiction/roundtable.htm.

6 Outlook February 29, 2000

General Research Board Awards
2000 - 2001

Semester Research Awards

College of Arts & Humanities

Asian & East European Languages
and Cultures

Robert Ramsey, "A Reconstruction
of Earlier Korean."

Classics

Eva Stehle, "Athenian Women's

Ritual and the City,"

English

Vincent Carrerta, 'Strangers in a
Strange Land: Constructions of
African-British Identity in the Age of
Olaudah Equiano."

Marshall Grossman, "Publishing the
Self in Shakespeare and Milton."

History

Ira Berlin, "Generations of Captivity:

The Transformation of U.S. Slavery,
18*10-1863."

Paul Landau, "The Samuelites of
South Africa: Colonialism and the
Displacement of the Self."

D.M.G. Sutherland, "The French
Agricultural Revolution. 1660-1914."

Philosophy

Charles Manekin,"The Philosophy of
Abner of Burgus-A Fourteenth
Century Spanish Jewish Savant."

Lingu istics/Pbtlosopby
Paul Pietroski,"The Function of
Events in Natural Language
Semantics*

College of Behavioral and Social
Sciences

Psychology

Michele Gelfand, "Cultural Tightness-
Looseness: A Multilevel
Investigation."

Sociology

Stanley Presser,"The Impact of

Nonresponse on Survey Estimates."

College of Computer, Mathematical
and Physical Sciences

Astronomy

Douglas Hamilton." Titles. 'I'm j. in

Asteroids, and the Origin of Jupiter."

Computer Science
Dana Nau, "Toward a
Comprehensive Science of

Planning."

Mathematics

Karsten Grove, "Curvature,

Symmetry and Topology"

Richard Schwartz, "Discrete Groups
Acting on Complex Hyperbolic
Space."

Physics

Christopher Lobb, "Quantum

Computing Using Superconducting

Devices."

College of Education

Human Development
Judith Torney-Purta, "Analysis of Test
and Survey Data from the IEA Civic
Education Study.*

A.James Clark School of Engineering

Materials & Nuclear Engineering
Takeuchi Ichiro, "Combinatorial
Synthesis of Novel Smart Materials."

College of Health and Human
Performance

Family Studies

Norman Epstein ,"An Evaluation of

Couples Intervention for Domestic

Abuse."

College of Life Sciences

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Alice Mignerey,"Flow Analysis of
Gold-Gold Collisions at RHIC - In
Search of the Quark-Gluon Plasma."

Biology

Gerald Wilkinson, "Genetic and
Developmental Basis of Head Shape
Evolution in Stalk-Eyed Flies."

Summer Research Awards

College of Arts & Humanthes

Art History & Archaeology
Sharon Gerstel," Polychrome Tiles of
Byzantium."

Sandy Kita. "Japanese Woodblock
Prints and Printed Books in the
Library of Congress."

Asian & East European Umguages
and Cultures

Jianmei Liu, "Engaging with
Revolution and Love."

Lindsay Amthor Yotsukuta ,
"Negotiating Moves: Sources of
Conflict in Japanese Business
Discourse."

English

Ralph Bauer,"EmpiresofTrath:The

Primitive Eloquence of Colonial

Prose in Early British and Spanish

America."

Joseph Grady, "Personification as a
Linguistic, Conceptual and Cognitive
Phenomenon."

Susan Leonardi, "Ida and Louise: An
Unconventional Life."

Barry Lee Pearson, "Robert Johnson
and the American Imagination."

Linguistics

Linda Lombards, "Optimality Theory

and Second Language Phonology."

French & Italian

Mary Ellen ScuHen,"The Acquisition

of Strategic Competence by Second

Language Learners of French at

Home and Abroad: An Experimental

Study."

History

James Brooks, "Nations, Tribes &

Colours: Borderland Metaphors and

a History for the Twenty-first

Century,"

Stephan Palmie, 'Atlantic
Conjunctures: Toward a
Reconceptualization of African-
American Cultural History."

Germanic Studies

Alene Moyer, "Ultimate Attainment in
L2 Comprehension."

School of Musk

Jennifer DeLapp, "Copland in the
Fifties: Music and Ideology in the
McCarthy Era."

Marie McCarthy, "The International
Society for Music Education, !953-
2003: Voices of the Past. A Vision for
the Future.''

Spanish & Portuguese
Teresa CabaJ-Krastel," Researching
the Foreign Language Experience of
Students with Learning Difficulties:
Issues of Validity and Reliability."

Sandra Cypess,"War and Peace in

Mexico:A Re/Vision of Elena Garro
and Octavio Paz."

Theatre

Catherine Schuler,"' Imagine, They

Didn't Bring Me the Dresses!"

Russian Actresses and
Autobiography.'"

College of Behavioral and Social
Sciences

Criminology & Criminal Justice
Shawn Bushway, "Social
Compete nee: The Study of Time
Varying Individual Level Factors and
Crime in the National Longitudinal
Study of Youth, 1997 Cohort."

Government & Politics
Miranda Schreurs, "Comparative
Energy Politics of Japan, Germany,
and the United States."

Sociology

Larry Hunt,"Ethnic Identification
among Whites and Blacks in the
United States,"

College of Computer, Mathmatical
and Physical Sciences

Mathematics

Bo U," Mathematical Theory and
Computational Methods for
Complex Microstructures in
Crystalline Solids."

Niranjan Ramachandran, "Special
Values of Zeta Functions."

College of Education

Human Development

James Byrnes, "Factors Predictive of

Success in Minority Students,"

A.James Clark School of Engineering

Civil Engineering
William Sermons, "Spatial
Transferability of Emerging Travel
Demand Forecasting Approaches."

College of Health and Human
Performance

Kinesiology

Jose Contreras-Vidal, "Coding of
Movement Direction and Distance
in Visuo-Motor Adaptation."

College of Life Sciences

Biology

Roger Davenport, "Mechanisms

Underlying Axonal Branching and

Defasciculation Following Growth
Cone Collapse."

Celt Biology & Molecular Genetics

Margaret de Cue vas, "Screening for
Genes Involved in Germline Cyst
Production in Drosophila Ovary."

Chemistry & Biochemistry
Daniel Evans, "Towards the
Development of Metal-Based
Gaseous Sensors."

Entomology

Adam Rich man, "Antiparasitic
Activities of the Immunity Factors
Defensin and Cecropin from the
Malaria Vector Mosquito, Anopheles
Gambiae: A Transgenic Approach ."

College of Library and Information
Services

Keith Cogdill,"An Activity-
Theoretical Approach to
Understanding Postings in Health-
Related Online Discussion Groups."

Robert H. Smith School of Business

Decision and Information

Technologies

Jonathan Palmer, "Social Capital on

the Internet: The Impact of Network

Structure and Ties on Organizational

Performance."

Finance

Nengjiu Ju, "Executive Stock Option
and Agency Cost: Asset Substitution
and Dividend Policy."

Shlomith Zuta, "Vertical Integration:
A Theoretical and An Empirical
Examination," and "Vertical
Integration: Dynamic Efficiency."

Robert Marquez, "Competition in
Banking: Relationship Lending and
the Allocation of Credit."

Management & Organization

Shawn Lofstrom, "Collaboration
Portfolios and Firm Innovation."

Paul Tesluk," Investigating the Role
of On-the-job Experiences in the
Management Development Process "

Creative and Performing
Arts Award

COLLEGE OF ARTS & HUMANITIES

Comparative Literature

John Fuegi, "Lovelace & Babbage ."

French & Italian
Jacqueline I^tzter, "Concert
Performance of "Fleur-d epine"
(1776)."

School of Music

Chris Gekker," Recording of Music

for Trumpet and Strings."

Mark Wilson, "Music Composition
and Recording Project,"

Theatre

Carmen Coustaut,"Jolie."

School of ARatrra.TtntE

Melissa Weese Goodill," Drawing the

City: the Arcade."

Career Center

Sponsors Student

Employee Training

For the second year, the
Career Center will host
student employee training
programs targeted to uni-
versity departments look-
ing for a way to enrich
their student employees'
professional development.
Trainers from a variety of
campus departments vol-
unteer to lead the training
sessions, ranging from rwo-
to-four hour long, and are
customized to fit each
department's needs. The
program is based on the
successful Partners
Program developed by
Noel-Levitz.

Potential topics covered
in the program include lis-
tening skills, time manage-
ment, telephone tips and
techniques, observing con-
fidentiality, handling diffi-
cult situations and valuing
diversity. By showing stu-
dent employees the impor-
tance of their campus jobs
in their own career devel-
opment and job skills
enhancement, the program
emphasizes positive work
habits and attitudes.

"All departments should
encourage their student
employees to take part in
the training program," says
Jacob Tingle, coordinator
of student personnel and
training for Campus
Recreation Services. "It
provides valuable informa-
tion for their jobs here at
Maryland and the skills
will be easily transferable
to their careers outside
these gates."

For more information
about arranging a training
program for your depart-
ment on how to volunteer
to serve as a trainer, call
Marirose Moran, student
employment coordinator
at 314-7225 or e-mail to
mmo ran® ds9 . umd . edu .

February 29, 2000 Outlook 7

NOTABLE

Alissa Ar ford -Ley! has been appointed
manager of Web communications for the
Robert H. Smith School of Business. As a mem-
ber of the Office of External Relations staff,
Arford-Leyl is responsible for developing and
implementing a Web-based program to support
the school's marketing and communications
strategies.

Before joining the Smith School, Arford-Leyl
was the Web site manager/communications
specialist for the Automotive Service
Association's international headquarters in
Bedford, Tex. She led the complete redesign of
the ASA's informational Web site, which
received worldwide recognition from the edi-
tors of the Dow Jones Business Directory as
"select site," an award for excellence in Web
site design. Arford-Lehl also was an ASA staff
writer with responsibilities for Internet-related
articles and news releases,

Michael Ball, professor of decision and
information technologies at the Robert H.
Smith School of Business, has been appointed
director of research and acting director of the
Center for Knowledge and Information
Management at the school. He also holds a
joint appointment with the Institute for
Systems Research in the School of Engineering,
where he received the Systems Engineering
"Faculty Member of the Year" award in 1997.

The Daily Record recently named Judith
Broida, associate provost and dean of the
Office of Continuing and Extended Education,
one of the Top 100 Women in Maryland for the
year 2000. This distinction goes to profession-
als who not only excel at work, but also give
back to the community through civic, nonprof-
it and professional organizations, and provide
mentorship to the younger generation.
The fifth annual list was selected from hun-
dreds of applications by a seven-judge panel at
The Daily Record, a business and legal newspa-
per in Baltimore.

A prominent higher education executive in
the Washington-Baltimore region for many

years, Broida was associate dean of the School
of Public Affairs of the University of Southern
California's Washington Center before coming
to the University of Maryland. Before that she
was associate dean and director of the division
of business and management at Johns Hopkins
University's School of Professional Studies, and
assistant dean, business, at the University of
Baltimore.

Broida considers her most significant profes-
sional accomplishment to be her work in trans-
forming universities into strategic organiza-
tions. "I have spent the majority of my career
linking the knowledge resources of higher edu-
cation with the developmental needs of gov-
ernment, business, nonprofits and the K-12
educational community," she says.

She serves on the board of various profes-
sional, civic and nonprofit organizations, has
won many professional awards and honors, and
counts her establishment and continuing lead-
ership of WINc, a women's investment club
providing mentoring for novice investors, as an
especially rewarding achievement. She and the
other Top 200 Women for 2000 will be recog-
nized at a ceremony March 21 in Baltimore.

Eugenia Kalnay, professor and chair of
meteorology, has become a foreign member of
the Academia Europea in the Earth and Cosmic
Sciences Section. The Academia, founded in
1988, is an organization of individual scholars
for the whole of Europe and covers the full
range of academic disciplines, including the
humanities, social, physical and life sciences, as
well as mathematics, engineering and medi-
cine. Currently there are nearly 1900 members.

Benjamin Schneider, a longtime professor
of psychology, has won the Scientific
Contributions Award given by the Society of
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
(SIOP), a division of the American Psychological
Association (APA). He received this prestigious
lifetime scientific achievement award for his
research on the role of personality in work
organizations, organizational culture and cli-
mate, and service quality in organizations.

In addition to his affiliation with the APA
and SIOP, he is a member of the Society of
Organizational Behavior, the Academy of
Management, and the American Marketing
Association. Schneider is also the author of five
books on organizational climate.

Activist and Scholar
Addresses AIDS and the
Breakdown of Black Politics

Libraries Gain Art Historian George Levitine's
2,000-Vblume Collection

'"is in

The 2,000-volume collection belonging to
the late George Levitine, professor emeritus
and former head of the art department, has
been donated to the University of Maryland
Libraries by his wife.While the Art Library will
be the primary beneficiary of this gift. Special
Collections will receive several hundred valu-
able rare books.

Levitine, Chevalier de 1'ordre des arts et des
lettres and member of the Institute for
Advanced Study (1977-78), was a scholar,
teacher and humanist. He joined the University
of Maryland in 1964 as a full professor and
head of the art department, a department of
two that grew to 37 faculty members during
Ills tenure.

Under Levitine's leadership, the art history
and art programs gained national recognition.
Retiring as head of the department in 1978 to
devote time to research and teaching, he
taught until being named professor emeritus
and director of academic program develop-

ment with European academic institutions i
1986. At the time of his death in 1989, the uni-
versity established the George Levitine Art
History Endowment to support research and
study by faculty and students. The keynote
speech at the annual Middle Atlantic
Symposium in the History of Art also has been
named in his honor.

Levitine's publications include numerous
articles on Goya, emblems and French art from
the 16th to the 19fh century. He gained a repu-
tation as an authority on 18th century French
art and wrote several books on this subject
Emblematic devices and their significance
were a major area of research for Levitine,
whose collection of emblem books became
the centerpiece in bis impressive library. The
Levitine Collection is also rich in titles, mostly
from France in the 18th and 19th centuries,
concerning art, artists, cultural analysis and the
discussion of matters of tastes and esthetics.

Cathy Cohen will address
"AIDS, Marginalization and the
Politics of Black Communities,"
Tuesday, March 7 as part of the
Black Feminist Thought
Lecture Series. Her talk,
focused on the subject matter
of her new book, "The
Boundaries of Blackness: AIDS
And the Breakdown of Black
Politics " takes place at 4 p.m.
in the Maryland Room, Marie
Mount Hall.

Cohen is associate professor
of political science and African
and African American Studies at
Yale University. She is co-editor
with Kathleen Jones and Joan
Tronto of "Women
Transforming Politics: An
Alternative Reader."

Although her general field
of specialization is American
politics, her research interests
include African American poli-
tics, women and politics, les-
bian and gay politics, social
movements and urban politics.

In recent years, Cohen has
been the recipient of both the
Yale Junior Faculty Fellowship
and the Robert Wood Johnson
Health Scholars Fellowship.

In addition to her teaching
and research, Cohen currently
serves as co-director with
Rogers Smith of the Center for
the Study of Race, Inequality
and Politics. An activist as well
as a scholar, Cohen is consid-
ered an ideal speaker to usher
in the observance of Women's
Month and International
Women's Day at the University
of Maryland.

The Black Feminist Thought
Lecture Series is bringing dis-
tinguished scholars and artists
to campus for lectures that are
open to University of Maryland
students, faculty and staff, as
well as the public. For more
information, contact the
women's studies department at
405-6877.

Nigerian Government Honors
Eyo as Millennium Personality

It was history in the making
as the governor of Cross River
State, Nigeria, recognized 100
individuals who have con-
tributed to the achievements
and growth of the area.
Professor Ekpo Okpo Eyo, who
was born in Nigeria, was
among those honored in the
special millennial ceremony
Jan. 1,2000.

Eyo, an internationally
renowned professor of archae-
ology and art history, was
selected for the honor because
of the impact his works have
had on the cultural develop-
ment of the West African coun-
try. The ceremony, which was
held at the Millennium Park in
the center of Cross River, high-
lighted the unveiling of an
obelisk engraved with the
names of the honorees.

Since 1990, Eyo has been
involved in continuing on-site
study of the monoliths (large
stone structures) in that
region. His work has helped
uncover the history of Cross
River State, with some of his
finds dating back to the 5th
century. As well, Eyo has been
able to use his work as a train-
ing ground for young scholars
with groups of graduate stu-
dents joining him on his
Nigerian excursions each year.

"The University of Maryland
is very well known in Nigeria
because of this work " Eyo says.
"It is gratifying to be recog-

nized for the contribution my
colleagues and I have been
able to make in helping to
uncover Nigeria's past."

Eyo has been a professor at
the university for 14 years. He
specializes in African art, partic-
ularly that of Nigeria. He
recently directed archaeologi-
cal field work at three Nigerian
sites. The findings of these and

Ekpo Eyo, an
internationally
renowned professor
of archaeology and art
history, was selected
for the honor because
of the impact his works
have had on the cultur-
al development of the
West African country.

other expeditions, which have
uncovered the north-westward
expansion of the Haunt peo-
ples for the first time, have
been described in publications
such as the West African
Journal of Archaeology. His
books include "Two Thousand
Years of Ancient Nigerian Art,"
and with co-author Frank
WUlet, "Treasures of Ancient
Nigeria: Legacy of Two
Thousand Years." Eyo is a mem-
ber of several art museums in
the region as well.

.

8 Outlook February 29, 2000

Brown Bag It for Your Health

The Center for Health and
Wellbeing is offering a Brown Bag
Lunch Series Wednesdays, from noon
to 1 p.m. in Room 0121 of the
Campus Recreation Center. Listed
below are the lunch-time topics for
the remainder of the semester.

For more information, call 314-
1493 or e-mail Jennifer Treger at
trege r® health . umd. edu.

Mar 1 — "Navigating Health
Information on the Web"- The inter-
net has provided us with so much
information. How do we tell fact
from fiction? Wc will show you the
best Web sites for all the health
information you need.

Mar 8 and 15 — "Building Up Your
Emotional Intelligence"- Learn to
expand your resources for emotion-
al wellbeing through identifying bar-
riers that may be affecting you and
learning strategies for overcoming
those challenges.

Mar 29— "The Scoop on
Vitamins '-You know they are good
for you, but are they necessary? We
can answer that question and more.
Come learn the scoop on vitamins.

Apr 5, 12, 19 and 26— "Weight
Management Class"- Come learn
healthy habits that will teach you to
manage your weight.This will be a
four-session class that will teach you
about healthy eating and other
healthy lifestyle habits. There is a $15
charge for this class

May 3— "Eating Out Healthy"-Are
you overwhelmed with the variety of
dishes that are available when you go
out to eat? Do you how to distin-
guish a healthy meal from an
unhealthy one? We'll share these
secrets with you. Come learn how to
make the healthiest choices when
you are eating out.

May 10 — "Stress Management "-Are
you stressed out? Come find out how
stress effects your body and learn
some practical stress management
tips and techniques to de-stress your
life.

Equity Conference- April 4

The 12th annual Equity
Conference will be held on Tuesday,
April 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the
Stamp Student Union.The theme for
the conference is "Diversity;
Embracing the Changing
Demographics." Registration materials
will be sent out by the first of March.
For more information, contact Tammy
Paolinoat 405-5801.

Recognizing Campus Leadership

Omicron Delta Kappa has tradi-
tionally recognized juniors, seniors
and graduate students who have

demonstrated exceptional leadership
abilities through their active involve-
ment with the College Park Campus,
ODK seeks to recognize and encour-
age achievement in the following five

Benchmarks for the Engaged
Campus." Beverages will be provided.

For more information, contact
Marie Troppe at

mtroppe@accmail.umd.edu or 314-
5387.

Ghosts in the Universe

Jordan Goodman, professor and
chair, department of physics, discuss-
es "Ghosts in the Universe,"Thursday,
March 2, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Room
1412 Physics Building. A distin-
guished scholar-teacher, Goodman is
presenting his talk as part of the
Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Lecture

volving and Evolutionary Views
of Human Quality

ig and Evolutionary Views of Human
Quality" is the topic of an upcoming lecture in the
colloquium series," EH versity and Community in
American Life."

The lecturer for the event is Stephen Jay Gould,
professor of zoology and geology at Harvard
University, and curator of Invertebrate
Paleontology in the Harvard Museum of
Comparative Zoology. The recipient of a
MacArthur "genius" award, Gould Is best known
for his column, "This View of Life," in Natural
History Magazine and attacking the false deter-
minist science used to legitimize racist views of

human differences through nearly 20 books, hundreds of essays, reviews, and
articles. He explains complex scientific theories by relating them to popular cul-
ture, historical events, and sometimes even to stories of the New York Yankees.

The lecture takes place Wednesday, Mar. 1 5, 4:30-6 p.m. in the auditorium of
the Inn and Conference Center. The colloquium series, Diversity and Community
in American Life, is sponsored by the College of Education's Center for
Education Policy and Leadership. This series seeks to make the faculty, students,
and the community knowledgeable of today's social issues.

Stephen Jay Gould

areas of campus community: scholar-
ship; athletics; social, service religious
activities; campus government; jour-
nalism, speech and the mass media,
and the creative and performing arts.

In addition, ODK wishes to recog-
nize those freshman and sophomores
who have similarly distinguished
themselves. Your assistance in identi-
fying candidates for our Top Ten
Freshmen and Sophomore Leader of
the year awards is both welcomed
and appreciated.

A minimum cumulative GPA of
2.80 is necessary for both freshman
(14 credits) and sophomores (28
credit) to be eligible. Applications
may be picked up in the Office of the
Vice President for Student Affairs,
2108 Mitchell Building. The deadline
for returning applications is Mar. 10.
The recipients will be announced at
the annual awards banquet held in
May.

Engaged in the Community

On Thursday, March 2, Community
Service Programs is hosting a faculty
brown bag lunch discussion, "What it
Means to be a Campus Engaged in the
Surrounding Community" from noon
to 1 p.m. in Room 0135 Holzapfel
Hall. Jennifer Pigza and Marie Troppe
will share some of the recent activi-
ties of a campus team under a grant
project called "Establishing

series.

The Distinguished Scholar-Teacher
Awards, conferred annually by the
provost, honor faculty members who
have demonstrated outstanding
accomplishments in both scholarship
and teaching. A reception precedes
the lecture at 3:30 p.m.

Building a Civil Society

"Social Capital and Civil Society in
the United States," part of the Building
a Civil Society Lecture Series, takes
place Thursday, March 9, from 2 to 4
p.m. in the Colony Ballroom, Stamp
Student Union. Robert Putnam, a pro-
fessor at Harvard University's
Kennedy School of Government, leads
a discussion on social capital and civil
society.

For further information, call 405-
5722.

Show Your Pride

Terrapin Pride Day takes place
Tuesday, March 7, from 12:30 to 2
p.m. At the Governor Calvert House
in Annapolis. Join in this special advo-
cacy day for University of Maryland
that includes a lunch buffet, a rally
with comments from scheduled
speakers including Gov. Parris
Glendening, Senate President Mike
Miller and President Dan Mote; and
informal visits with legislators to dis-
cuss key legislative agenda items.

For more information, call 405-
8359 or visit the Web site at
www.umd.edu/ SupportUM.

Windows 2000 Help

The OIT Help Desk is now provid-
ing technical support for Windows
2000, the new business-oriented oper-
ating system that was released on
Feb. 17. Windows 2000 is designed to
be a replacement for Windows NT, so
most applications that run under
Windows NT should operate under
Windows 2000.

For further information on
Windows 2000, visit the following
Webpage:

www.helpdesk . umd.edu/laqs/pc/os/
win2000.shtml. For further informa-
tion, contact the OIT Help L>esk at
405-1500 or visit OLT'sWeb site at:
www.oit.
umd . edu/he Ipdesk

Older Students in Class

Barbara Goldberg and Beverly
Greenfeig, of the Returning Students
Program, and a panel of returning stu-
dents will lead a Center for Teaching
Excellence workshop-discussion
Wednesday, March l.from 2 to 3:30
p.m. In the Maryland Room, Marie
Mount Hall. Titled "Not Just for 18- to
22-Year-Olds: Older Students in the
Undergraduate Classroom," this work-
shop-discussion is designed to
explore the opportunities and chal-
lenges of this student population.

For more information or to RSVP,
visit the CTE webpage at
www.inform.umd.edu/cte or contact
Lisa Solomon at 405-5580 or cte®
umail.umd.edu.

MIPS Proposals

Maryland Industrial Partnerships
(MIPS) provides university expertise
and matching funds to help Maryland
companies develop and improve
products and processes. The deadline
for MB*S presentations proposals is
May 1 . Get started by attending one
of these briefings: Friday, March 3;
9:30-10:30 a.m. or Thursday, March
9; 3:30 -4:30 p.m., at the Engineering
Research Center, Room 2111 Potomac
Building.

For more information or to reserve
a space, call the MIPS office at 405-
3891 or reply to lrl4@umail.umd.edu.

War, Genocide and Modern
Identity

Omer Bartov, professor of history
at Rutgers University, author of
"Hitler's Army: Soldiers, Nazis, and War
in the Third Reich," and winner of the
Fraenkel Prize in Contemporary
History for "Murder in Our Midst," dis-
cusses war, genocide and modern
identity, Wednesday, March l,at 3:30
p.m. In Room 2203 Art-Sociology
Building

For more information contact
Stephen Johnson at
nc43@umail.umd.edu.