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The University of Maryland Faculty and Staff Weekly Newspaper

Volume 15 'Number 3 • September 12, 2000

University
of Maryland
Foundation,
page 5

Fifteen minutes after It opened on Sept. 4, 1990, the Visitor
Center greeted its first guest. Ten years and more than 150,000
visitors later, the center continues its welcoming ways, but out of
a larger and more elegant space in a renovated Turner Hall. A bal-
loon bouquet and "greeting card" assist university welcomer
Meagan Shipley in announcing the center's momentous occasion.

Engineering, Business Fare Well in Newest Rankings

The University of Maryland held its own
and some programs showed improvements in
the U.S. News and World Report annual guide
to colleges and universities, published last
week.

The Clark School of Engineering undergrad-
uate program achieved its highest ranking ever
among schools that offer the engineering
Ph.D., up two spots from last year to 22nd
overall with one program ranked 11th. While
the Robert H. Smith School of Business
remained ranked at 21st over-
all, three specializa-
tion programs
placed in the top 10
and two others in
the top 25.

The university was
ranked 24th among
national public univer-
sities, tied with
Rutgers, compared with
a six-way tie for 22nd
last year

Engineering Dean
Nariman Farvardin notes
not only did the Clark
School achieve its highest
ranking ever, it ranked
1 2th overall among state-
supported engineering pro-
grams. The aerospace engi-
neering program ranked
11th nationally.

"This is a tribute to the hard and high-quali-
ty work of the faculty and staff in the Clark
School and the leadership provided by
Herbert Rabin, Bill Destier and George Dieter,"
Farvardin says. Rabin served as interim dean
for the past year, and Desder was dean of engi
neering for five years, succeeding Dieter, who
was dean for 17 years.

The Smith School's undergraduate special-
ization in management information systems
ranked 7th; in e-commerce, 8th; and in human
resources, 10th. Entrepreneurship and general
management ranked 1 2th and 2 1 st respective-
ly.

"These rankings reflect the strength of our
exceptional faculty, our challenging and inno-
vative programs for the new economy and our
academically talented students,"
says Patricia Cleveland, assistant
dean for undergraduate studies
at the Smith School. "They also
reflect the depth we vc
achieved across all depart-
ments. I expect our rankings
to rise as our student admis-
sions continue to become
increasingly competitive."
University officials
characterized the overall
ranking as no change, since
Maryland was one of six
schools tied for a slightly
higher slot last year.

"We are neither terri-
bly disappointed nor ter-
ribly excited about the
overall ranking,'' says
President Dan Mote,
We want to be ranked higher,
of course, and we will be as time passes. If you
look at the details of the rankings, especially
our academic reputation and student qualifica-
tions among other factors, we are doing very
well indeed and better than many of the
schools currently ranked above us.

"We should feel good about what we are
doing here," says Mote. "Our fundamentals are
right. The top-50 recognition is coming soon,
and that will lead us to a new mountain to
scale."

Confidential Counseling Available to Parents and Children

You're at your wit's end trying to han-
dle the stresses of parenthood, or you're
concerned about how your impending
divorce is affecting your children. Or
maybe you're worried about how your
child, who's enrolled at the University of
Maryland, is adapting to college life. For
the help you need look no further than
the University Parent Consultation and
Child Evaluation Service, where you'll
find Beth Warner and her staff ready to
provide assistance confidentially and for
a nominal fee.

The University Parent Consultation
and Child Evaluation Service (UPCCES),
a division of the Counseling Center, has
been providing services for more than
35 years, says Warner, assistant direct of
the service. Following the retirement of
its director, Robert Freeman, in 1999 the
service was restructured.

Whereas past efforts often involved
extending services to the community

and schools, the UPCCES has a new
emphasis on exclusively helping the
children, adolescents and families of uni-
versity employees, alumni and students.

Traditional psychological services are
available to children and adolescents,
such as individual and group counseling
to cope with a range of issues which
may affect functioning and quality of
life. The counseling service addresses
school and learning, attention span,
behavior, depression, anger, nervousness,
divorce, parent-child relationships, cop-
ing with violence, grief and loss, cultural
adjustment, social skills and coping with
stressful circumstances.

Parent consultation is also available to
assist parents in understanding and pro-
moting their child's growth at home and
school, and to help with issues such as
parenting skills, single parenting and
stress reduction.

Psychological evaluations to assess

learning, achievement, emotions and
behavior are provided, as well as school
consultation, including classroom obser-
vations, teacher conferences and moni-
toring school performance.

In a unique approach, Warner and the
UPCCES also provide support for par-
ents of college students. Phone (3 14-
765 1) and e-mail consultation (warm-
line ©warn, umd.edu) is available on
issues related to college students' mental
health and adjustment to the University
of Maryland. As its name suggests, issues
addressed by the warmline are not
emergencies but ones that still warrant
attention.

"There's been a warmline notion for
faculty and staff for several years," says
Warner, "but parents have also been call-
ing."

The parents might be concerned that
their child is depressed and want to
know how to help or what channels

there are to get them help, says Warner.
In other cases, a couple going through
divorce may be worried the divorce is
affecting their child.

As with other UPCCES services, all
conversations and e-mails remain confi-
dential. The goal is to help parents with
their changing roles. "Sometimes, a par-
ent needs to step in. Other times, they
need to step back," says Warner.

Currently, Warner is meeting with
people in departments all across campus
to learn about the concerns of parents.
The admissions, orientation and resident
life offices, for example, all have a high
level of parent contact, says Warner. She
also is keeping track of phone calls from
parents to get a good sense of their fre-
quent questions and concerns.

The information gathered will be use-
ful to Warner as she begins to develop a

Conlintied on page 3

Outlook

Director Sought for Nyumburu
Cultural Center

The university is currently seeking applications and nomi-
nations for the position of director of the Nyumburu Cultural
Center.

Promoting an understanding of and appreciation for
African-American culture In all its richness and complexity is
at the heart of the Nyumburu Cultural Center's mission. In
carrying out that mission, the center strives to improve the
quality of life for African American students, both undergradu-
ate and graduate; foster greater involvement of diese students
in campus programs and initiatives; instill an informed con-
sciousness of their African American heritage; and to improve
retention and graduation rates of these students.

Through events and activities it sponsors, the center cele-
brates the Black experience and educates the entire campus
community of the contributions of people of African descent
to society and to the world, in general, The center also
acknowledges, recognizes and solicits contributions of other
heritages.

A 1 2-month appointee, the director of the center reports
to the associate provost for equity and diversity. The director
is responsible for program development and direction, overall
management and operation of the Nyumburu Cultural Center,
staff supervision, facility oversight and fiscal control.

Among other duties, the director is expected to provide an
effective vision and energy for moving the center forward in
its mission; serve as spokesperson for center programs, servic-
es and goals; direct and assist the staff in developing and
implementing activities, programs and projects relevant to
Nyumburu s mission; and help establish an environment
where diversity is encouraged, differences respected and lead-
ership and responsibility are learned through experience.

The candidate must possess excellent oral and written
communication skills; strong interpersonal and decisionmak-
ing skills; high personal performance standards, creativity, per-
sonal integrity and good judgement. The candidate should
have a graduate degree (doctorate preferred) and a minimum
of three years of program management and leadership experi-
ence with a record of success

For best consideration, a letter of application, a resume and
a list of three professional references including names,
addresses hone numbers and e-mail addresses should be sub-
mitted on or before Oct. 1 5.The committee will continue to
receive applications until the position is filled. No telephone
inquiries will be accepted.

All materials should be sent to:

Search Committee for Director of the Nyumburu Cultural
Center

Attention: Sheila Mahaffy
21 19 Main Administration Building
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

The University of Maryland actively subscribes to a policy
of equal education and employment opportunities. Women
and minority candidates are encouraged to apply.

The committee is asking members of the university com-
munity to nominate or encourage to apply any outstanding
candidates.

Search Committee Members

• Chair: Robert Steele, associate dean, College of Behavioral
and Social Sciences

• Mazi Belcher, president, Black Student Union

• Marie Davidson, retired administrator, Office of the
President

• Johnetta Davis, associate dean, Graduate Studies

• Parek Maduot, president, African-Student Association

• Keisha Robertson, undergraduate student

• Linda Robinson, international admissions adviser

• William Thomas, vice president for Student Affairs

• Marie Ting, graduate student

OIT Welcomes New Deputy CIO

Mark Henderson

Mark Henderson has been
appointed deputy chief infor-
mation officer in the Office of
Information Technology. He
arrived at the university in late
August and has extensive expe-
rience in the information tech-
nology field.

"Mark brings exceptional
skills and experience to this
important position," says Don
Riley, chief information officer.

Henderson comes to
Maryland from the University of
Cincinnati, where he was direc-
tor of infrastructure services. In
that role, Henderson had a
broad range of responsibility
for information technology
infrastructure and services,
including the data center, net-
working and telecommunica-
tions. He also served as liaison
for all national and local univer-
sity projects, including acting as
Cincinnati's representative for
Internet2.

Henderson's strong manage-
ment and technology back-
ground have prepared him well
for his new role at the universi-
ty. In addition to pursing specif-
ic projects such as network
security, cost reduction initia-
tives and employee recognition
programs, Henderson also has
experience providing vision

In Memoriam

Stanley M. Hunt, Jr.

Stanley Hunt, who worked at the Counseling Center from 1 966
to 2000, died last June at the
age of 59- A clinical psychologist
and senior staff member, Hunt
specialized in projective assess-
ment, college student retention
and clinical supervision.

Hunt graduated from Harvard
University in social relations and
received his doctorate from the
University of Michigan. He was
a giant among psychotherapists
and considered "a clinician's cli-
nician," say colleagues.

He will be deeply missed by
his colleagues, and the many
faculty, staff and students whose
lives he touched.

and leader-
ship in the
use of infor-
mation
technology
to achieve
and

enhance
university
goals.

"I'm
looking for-
ward to
working in
an excellent
environ-
ment, and
the oppor-
tunity to

impact the development of
information technology on a
local, regional and national'
level," says Henderson. As
deputy CIO, his new duties will
be varied, ranging from work-
ing on the university's IT strate-
gic plan to focusing on the
operational issues of creating
world class IT infrastructure
and services to support the
needs and aspirations of the
faculty, staff and students.

Prior to his time at the
University of Cincinnati,
Henderson worked as head of
his own company providing IT
support to Fortune 500 compa-

Stanley M. Hunt, Jr.

Libraries to Train, Recruit Media
Specialists for Public Schools

In partnership with the University of Maryland and the
Prince George's County Public School System, a $247,000 grant
has been awarded to the Maryland State Department of
Education to recruit and train high school media specialists. The
University Libraries, the College of Education and the College of
Information Services will play key roles.

The slate's schools are facing a shortage of qualified library
media specialists at a time when educational changes are creat-
ing a demand for media specialists who have increased levels of
information technology skills. The two-year grant project will
establish two Professional Development School (PDS) sites at
high schools in Prince George's County and either Montgomery
or Howard county.

The Libraries' commitment, through its Public Services
Division, is to conduct a skills analysis of faculty and staff, pro-
vide professional development opportunities for participants,
and facilitate use of its facilities by students and faculty from the
selected schools.

nies, and in private industry
managing network and
telecommunications services
for General Electric,
Westinghouse and other similar
businesses.

Henderson earned a bache-
lor of science degree in busi-
ness administration from Xavier
University. His professional affil-
iations include EDUCAUSE, the
Association for
Telecommunications
Professionals in Higher
Education (ACUTA), and Ohio
Higher Education Computing
Council (OHECQ.

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newspaper serving the University of
Maryland campus community.

Brodie Remington, * Vice President
for University Relations

Teresa Flannery * Executive Director
of University Communications and
Director of Marketing

George Cathcart • Executive Editor

Jennifer Hawes ■ Editor

Londa Scott Forte • Assistant Editor

Patty Henetr • Graduate Assistant

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Please submit all material two weeks
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September 12, 2000

Legg Mason Portfolio Manager Speculates
at Sept. 20 Investors Group Meeting

Robert Hagstrom, senior vice president with
Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc., and portfolio
manager of the Legg Mason Focus Trust Mutual
Fund, is die guest speaker at the Investors
Group's first meeting of the new Wednesday,
Sept. 20, at noon, in room 4137 McKeldin
Library.

Discussing "How to be an Investor in a
Speculative World," Hagstrom will locus on the
current market environment and the multiple
forces that affect investor behavior. He will
also address the investment tenets of the
"world's greatest investor," Warren Buffett,
about whom he has written extensively.

Hagstrom, a prolific author, began his career
with Legg Mason as an investment broker in
1984. Prior to joining the Baltimore-based firm,
he was managing partner of Focus Capital
Advisory, L.P., a principal with Lloyd, Leith &
Sawin and senior investment officer with First
Fidelity Bank.

A chartered financial analyst, Hagstrom is a
member of the Association of Investment
Management and Research and the Financial
Analysts of Philadelphia. He also is the author
of "The Warren Buffett Way: Investment
Strategies of the World's Greatest Investor"
(John Wiley & Sons, 1994);"The NASCAR Way:
The Business That Drives the Sport" Qohn

Robert Hagstrom

Wiley & Sons,
1998); and "The
Warren Buffett
Portfolio:
Mastering the
Power of the
Focus Investment
Strategy" (John
Wiley & Sons,
1999). He
received his bach-
elor's and master's
degrees from
Villanova
University.

From modest beginnings as a tiny gathering
of a few individuals in McKeldin Library and
then to its first organizational meeting as a
campus-wide activity on Nov. 20,1 996, the
Investors Group today has grown to more
than 300 members. On campus and within the
surrounding communities the Investors Group
has become a highly popular and well attend-
ed monthly meeting.

The group is sponsored by the Friends of
the Libraries, and Eric Wish, director of the
Center for Substance Abuse, is the coordinator.
Everyone is invited to attend.

Office of Human Relations
Kicks off Crossing Borders
Lecture Series

Confidential Counseling for Parents, Children

continued from page 1

self-help area for parents on the Counseling
Center's Website (there is currently a self-help
area for students). The kind of information avail-
able at the site might include answers to ques-
tions such as "My child's coming home for
Thanksgiving break. What can I expect- Will she
follow my rules and directions?," says Warner,

"The self-help area is helpful for parents inde-
pendently seeking information," says Warner, not-
ing that she hopes to provide links to odier use-
ful sites on the web.

Though new to her role as assistant director,
Warner is no novice at providing counseling to
children, adolescents and their families. While
earning her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the
University of Maryland, she trained and worked
with Freeman at UPCCES on and off for a period
of 10 years. In addition, she spent six years work-
ing with students in Baltimore City public
schools conducting research into violence and
school mental health.

The four-day-a-week public school stint was
part of her training at the University of Maryland
School of Medicine, where she progressed from
intern to postdoctoral fellow to assistant profes-
sor and finally associate director of the School
Mental Health Program. "Being accessible to aU
students all the time, 1 got the full range of refer-
rals — peer pressure, parent troubles, academic

struggles," says Warner.

"The experience was wonderful, valuable,"
says Warner. "I understand what happens in
schools, and what the barriers to learning are,"
she says.

Warner also consults with the Counseling
Center's Disability Support Service, focusing on
what the university provides for students with
learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperac-
tivity disorder. She will have a role in determin-
ing what services are needed, as well as whether
or not the student qualifies for the services, she
says.

At the Center for Young Cliildren, Warner con-
sults with parents and teachers, conducts class-
room observations and even meets with some
children on site every week. "If there are ques-
tions about a child's adjustment, for example, I
come in and evaluate the classroom and provide
a teacher consultation,'* she says.

Warner stresses that all services are confiden-
tial. "That's important, because although the uni-
versity is large, it can seem small," says Warner.
"People can come here and (what is shared here]
stays here."

And the services are offered at a nominal fee.
"We want to be accessible and affordable for
everyone," says Warner.

For more information about the UPCCES, con-
tact Beth Warner at 314-7673 or by e-mail at
b w94@umail . umd . edu .

Libraries Receive $20,000 for IPAM Web Site

On behalf of the Malvina Schweizer Balogh Trust a gift of $20,000 has been made to the
University Libraries for the creation of a website for the International Piano Archives at Maryland
(IPAM). Balogh, who died last year, became a generous IPAM donor after giving her husband's
papers to the archives in 1 987, In addition, she was committed to seeing that IPAM's many collec-
tions were made known to the public.

Her husband, Erno Balogh, died in 1 989 after a distinguished career as a concert pianist, record-
ing artist and composer. Born in Hungary, he was a pupil of the renowned Hungarian pianist and
composer Bela Bartok and played a major role in bringing Bartok to the United States for his first
concert tour in 1927. For a number of years Erno Balogh taught at the Peabody Institute in
Baltimore.

Malvina Balogh taught biochemistry at New York University before the couple moved to the
Washington area.

Kip Fulbeck will present the
first in a lecture series called
"Crossing Borders to Build
Community at the University of
Maryland," sponsored by the
Office of Human Relations
Programs (OHRP), Tuesday,
Sept, 12, from 7-9 p.m. in the
Colony Ballroom of the Stamp
Student Union.

Fulbeck's multimedia dra-
matic/comedic presentation
focuses on his multiracial iden-
tity as both Asian and white.
Fulbeck, associate professor of
art studio and Asian American
studies at the University of
California Santa Barbara,
describes how he has come to
function in a society that does
not acknowledge or accept
multiple identities.

"The four-part series of pro-
grams, under the campus
Diversity Initiative, aims to
enable everyone at the universi-
ty to develop the multicultural
competencies necessary to
establish and maintain meaning-
ful and otherwise substantive
cross-cultural relationships,"
says Christine Clark, director of
OHRP.

"Maryland is a multicultural
campus, but it still lacks a multi-
cultural campus community— a
campus climate that promotes
sincere cross-cultural relation-
ship building," Clark says. "By
coming together periodically
over this academic year to hear
five internationally recognized
speakers and performers share
their knowledge about how to
do this, our campus begins the
process of pro-actively practic-
ing what it has long sought to
teach. Clearly, this is the next
step in the university's growth
and development as a national-
ly recognized model institution
in the area of diversity."

The second presenter in the
series is award-winning journal-
ist and internationally syndicat-
ed columnist Roberto
Rodriguez. Rodriguez's deeply
moving presentation details his
"journey through hatred," from
being beaten to within inches
of his life by the Los Angeles
County Sheriff's Department
for filming their beating of
another man, to reclaiming his
own humanity.

Thursday, Nov. 9 Rodriguez
details his alkronsuming 20-
year struggle with hatred of
police officers and white peo-
ple and the road he has trav-
eled to heal himself and his
communities of origin. He also
shares the work he does today
to bring people together across
social identity groups to work
for a more just future.

Sonia Nieto, professor of lan-
guage, literacy and culture at
the University of Massachusetts
in Amherst, is scheduled to
speak on Thursday, February 1.

Nieto, an internationally recog-
nized multicultural education
scholar, will discuss the ways in
which educational experiences
can be structured to encourage
movement beyond one's own
world view, to encourage the
"walking of a mile In someone
else's moccasins." Her research
shows that people resist the
concept of multiculturalism
because they believe die social
identities they prioritize are the
ones everyone should prioritize.

The fourth and final presen-
tation in the series tentatively
features a dialogue during April
between the Reverend Peter
Gomes and Bishop John Shelby
Spong. Gomes and Spong, both
Harvard theologians, are inter-
nationally acclaimed for their
contributions to the study of
religion in the postmodern era.
Their dialogue will address
issues of race, gender and sexu-
ality in Christianity.

In addition to the presenta-
tions, the "Crossing Borders to
Build Community at UMCP"
series events also will include
time for any campus unit,
department or organization to
showcase its programming or
activities that speak to the
series theme. Interested cam-
pus units can request publicity
by contacting OHRP which will
provide table space at each
event from which units can dis-
tribute information about their
relevant activities.

For more information con-
tact Christine Clark at 405-2838
or -2841 or by email at
ceclark@deans. umd . edu .

"Crossing Borders to Build
Community at UMCP" series is
co-sponsored by the Student
Intercultural Learning Center
(SILC) and the Office of the
President - -

Individual speakers in the
series are also co-sponsored.
The first speaker. Or. Kip
Fulbeck. is being co-sponsored
by the Asian American Student
Union (AASU) and the Asian
American Studies Project
(AASP).

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A Variety of Performances Planned for Clarice Smith
Performing Arts Centers 2000-2001 Season

maryland

Your Guide to University Events
September 12-22

5-7 p.m. Recreation: Faculty,
Graduate, Staff Basketball.
Preinken Gym. 4*489 or
kbroady @ union . umd. edu,

6-9 p.m. "Introduction to
Mathematical introduces the
basic principles of a world
class mathematical tool that
can perform complex mathe-
matical oper.it inns such as
integration and differentia-
tion in symbolic mathematical
notation. 4404 Computer and
Space Sciences Bldg.
Registration required. 5-2938,
cwpost@umd5.umd.edu.*

6-9 p.m. workshop: "Basic
Computing Technologies at
Maryland * introduces net-
work technologies such as
the transfer of files between
local and host machines locat-
ed anywhere in the world
using FTP; readying, subscrib-
ing and posting on news-
groups using Netscape; sub-
scripting and sending docu-
ment attachments using Pine.
3330 Computer and Space
Sciences Bldg. Registration
required. 5-2938, cwpost
@umd5umd.edu.*

6-10 p.m. Recreation:
"Beginner American Style
Dance." 2111 Stamp Student
Union. 4-8489 or
kbroady@union.umd.edu .

September 13

12:30-2 p.m. Harrison Pro-
gram Future Global Agenda
Series: * Environmental
Cooperation in Northeast
Asia " Esook Yoon, doctoral
student, department of gov-
ernment & politics, 1 39
Tydings. Lunch will be
served, harrison@gvpt.umd.
edu.

6-7:30 p.m. Workshop:
"Navigating WebCT," is for stu-
dents who are enrolled in
courses which have integrat-
ed WebCT into the class envi-
ronment. 4404 Computer and
Space Sciences Bldg.
Registration required. 5-2938
or www.infonn.umd.edu/PT.*

6-9 p.m. "Introduction to
MATLAB," introduces the
basic principles of a world
class mathematical tool that
can perform complex mathe-

matical operations such as inte-
gration and differentiation in
symbolic mathematical no ra-
tion. 3330 Computer and Space
Sciences Bldg. Registration
required.5-2938, or
www.inform.umd.edu/PT.*

7 p.m. Writers Here & Now
Reading: Kyoko Mori, Briggs-
Copeland Lecturer in Creative
Writing, Harvard, and author of
the recently published novel
"Stone Field, True Arrow"
(Metropolitan Books). Special
Events Room, 4th floor,
McKeldin Library. A book sign-
ing follows.

8 p.m. SEE event; Hypnotist
Tom DeLuca presents
"Imaginism," amix of comedy
and hypnotism, www.tomdelu-
ca.com

4:30 - 7:30 p.m. Workshop:
"Intermediate Mathematica,"
continues covering critically
important skills in solving
matrix and vector operations,
multiple integrals, differential
equations, 2D & 3D plots in
parametric, polar, spherical,
cylindrical, implicit, contour,
mesh, views and much more.
4404 Computer and Space
Sciences Bldg. Registration
required. 5-2938, or
www.inform . umd.edu/PT. *

1-4 p.m. Workshop: "Basic
Computing Technologies at
Maryland "See Sept. 12 entry.

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6-9 p.m. Workshop;
"Introduction to MATLAB,"
introduces the basic principles
of a world class mathematical
tool that can perform complex
mathematical operations such
as integration, differentiation,
etc. in symbolic mathematical
notation. 3330 Computer and
Space Sciences Bldg.
Registration required. 5-2938,
cwpost@umd5.umd.edu or
www.inform.umd.edu/PT.*

6-9 p.m. Workshop:
"Introduction to Microsoft
Word," concepts covered
include BASIC file manipula-
tion, formatting text, headings,
page numbering, spelling, foot-
notes and more. 4404
Computer and Space Sciences

With offerings in jazz, theatre and modern
dance, the Clarice Smith Performing Arts
Center will open Its 2000-2001 season,
"Maryland Presents," with concerts fea-
turing soprano Susan Narucki and
pianist James Tocco.

Narucki and Tocco, who will per-
form Sept. 22 and Sept. 24, headline
the opening weekend of "Aaron
Copland and American Identity," a month-long
campus-wide 1 00th anniversary commemoration
of the composer's birth.

Musica Aperta Washington also will take part
in the celebration on Oct. 8 with "The U.S. -
Mexico Musical Connection," a program examin-
ing Copland's friendships with Mexican col-
I leagues.
"Chamber and eariy music begins with
i the Takacs Quartet on Oct. 1 3, featuring
Swiss pianist Andreas Haefliger. On Oct. 27
is the Academy of Ancient Music, conduct-
ed by violinist Andrew Manzc, in a program com-
memorating the 250th anniversary of th<
birth of J.S. Bach. On Nov. 1 1 , the
Rothenberg-Smukler-Katz Trio, featuring
former Cleveland Quartet cellist Paul
Katz, will perform Schubert's Trio
No. 2 in E-flat Major and
Beethoven's Trio in B-flat Major,
"Archduke."

Brazil will be the focus of the fall's "World
Stage" performances. On Oct. 1, Grammy-nomi-
nated classical guitarist Sharon Isbin and Brazilian
composer and percussionist ThJago de Mello will
offer and adventurous journey through the
Amazon in a fusion of Afro-Brazilian and Afro-
Indian rhythms. In a special demonstration and
participatory workshop on Nov. 9, Mestre Cobra
Mansa will perform #capoeira,# a Brazilian
martial arts form developed by African
slaves.

The new "Jazz Series" also will
include Brazilian influences in a per-
formance by the Eliane Elias Trio on
Nov. 18. "Maryland Presents" and
the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
will present the Mingus Big
Band in "Blues and Politics," a program offering
politically inspired works, at Prince George's
Publick Playhouse on Oct. 29And on Nov. 29, the
U.S. Navy Commodores, one of the country's
finest big bands, will perform a free program of
swing, bebop and high-energy jazz.

For tickets and more information, call the
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center ticket
office, 30M05-7847, or visit the center's website,
www.claricesmithcenter. umd.edu.

Bldg. Registration required.
5-2938, cwpost@umd5.umd.
edu or www.inform.umd.edu/
PT.*

6-9 p.m. Workshop:
"Intermediate Mathematica,"
continues covering critically
important skills in solving
matrix and vector operations,
multiple integrals, differential
equations, 2D & 3D plots in
parametric, polar, spherical,
cylindrical, implicit, contour,
mesh, vk-ws and much more.
44 04 Computer and Space
Sciences Bldg. Registration
required. 5-2938,
cwpost@umd5.umd.edu or
www.inform.umd.edu/PT.*

6-9 p.m. Workshop:
"Intermediate Mathematica,"
continues covering critically
important skills in solving
matrix and vector operations,
multiple integrals, differential
equations, 2D & 3D plots in
parametric, polar, spherical,
cylindrical, implicit, contour,

mesh, views and much more.
4404 Computer and Space
Sciences Bldg. Registration
required. 5-2938,
cwpost@umd5.umd.edu or
www. inform . umd . edu/PT. *

6-9 p.m. Workshop:
"Introduction to Microsoft
Excel," introduces spreadsheet
BASICS of how to enter values
and text, create formulas,
understand cell addressing in
absolute and relative modes,
use pre-built functions, link
between data, auto save work,
customize printing and more.
3330 Computer and Space
Sciences Bldg. Registration
required. 5-2938,
cwpast@umd5umd.edu or
www. inform . umd . edu/PT. *

September 2

4:30-6 p.m. Workshop:
"Navigating WebCT" is for stu-
dents who are enrolled in
courses which have integrated
WebCT into the class environ-
ment. In it students will learn
to navigate course content, par-
ticipate in bulletin boards and
chat rooms, and develop pres-
entation materials in group

project space. 4404 Computer
and Space Sciences Bldg.
Registration required. 5-2938,
cwpost@umd5.umd.edu or
www. inform . umd . edu/PT. *

S

3 p.m. Control and Dynamical
Systems Invited Lecture Series:
"Engineering Applications of
Noncommutative Harmonic
Analysis," Gregory S. Chirikjian,
department of mechanical
Engineering, Johns Hopkins
University. 2 1 68 AV Williams
Bldg. www.isr.umd.edu/
Labs/ISL/events.html

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calendar guide:

Calendar phone numbers listed as 4-xxxx or 5-xra 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 inforM's master calendar and submis-
sions to the Outlook office, To reach the calendar editor, call 405-7615 or e-mail to ouHook@accmail.umd.edu,

University of Maryland College Park Foundation

As of July 1 , 2000, new charitable
gifts to the University of Maryland
are accepted and receipted by the
University of Maryland College
Park Foundation, Inc.

The new foundation will help the university
move forward, accomplishing the objectives set
forth in its strategic plan and mobilizing efforts
to achieve its place among the nation's great
research universities. The foundation will allow
private investments in the university to support
directly the mission, goals, priorities and needs of
the University of Maryland,
College Park.

Many have wondered
why a new foundation now.
The question should not be
"why now" but why we did-
n't do so a long time ago. It
has been clear for several
years the university needs
the benefits of an institution-
ally-related foundation — a
clearer voice in the manage-
ment of our hinds, the
means to involve closely
more volunteers with our
university, and a stronger
presence in Annapolis and
throughout the state and
beyond.

Since arriving in September 1998, President
Dan Mote has compellingly expressed his goal to
fulfill the mandate of the 1988 legislation that
designated the University of Maryland as the
state's only public research university and flag-
ship institution. Establishing a separate, institu-
tionally-related foundation for the university has
been one of Mote's primary initiatives. "This foun-
dation will be the centerpiece of a university-
wide development program," says Mote. "For the
first time we will have a foundation board that is
personally committed to the success of the
University of Maryland."

The 1999 report to the Board of Regents by
the Larson Task Force, along with the momentum
created by the General Assembly and its legisla-
tive changes, paved the way for the Board of
Regents to approve the creation of campus-based
foundations. This policy change presented a
unique chance for us to move forward.

The foundation gives us the opportunity to
involve closely a broad spectrum of volunteers in
areas of critical importance to the entire universi-
ty. The commitment of these individuals, and
indeed every member of the university family, is

UNIVERSITY OF

MARYLAND

COLLEGE PARK

FOUNDATION

a key element in the advancement of the univer-
sity. To ensure that the university has the
resources necessary to achieve greatness, there
are three factors of critical importance: solid and
strong funding support from the state, growth in
funding for research and an increase in private
support.

The members of the foundation Board of
Trustees will help the university accomplish
these goals. As university advocates, they will
lobby the General Assembly on our behalf. As
leaders of business and industry, they will identi-
fy corporate research partners.As counselors to
the campus, they will bring a broad perspective
to the table. And as involved community partici-
pants, they will help us reconnect with graduates
and encourage new relationships with friends.
All of these efforts will help us strengthen our
friend- and fund-raising
efforts. The involvement of
the Board of Trustees will
enable us to achieve our
five-year goals, which
include, among others, rais-
ing $30 million for graduate
fellowships and $25 million
for need-based scholarships,
adding at least 60 new
endowed faculty chairs and
professorships, growing
annual sponsored research
funds to $300 million, and
increasing alumni associa-
tion membership to over
35,000 and annual giving to
$125 million by 2004.

What's Different Now?

More likely than not, you as a contributor, and
the donors who support your program, will
notice little difference in making contributions to
the university. Here are some details:

• The University of Maryland College Park
Foundation is recognized by the Internal
Revenue Service as a 501(cX3) 'organization
founded to accept charitable gifts in support of
the University of Maryland, College Park, and its
programs.

• Checks are made payable to the "University
of Maryland College Park Foundation, Inc."

• Credit card contributions, wire funds and
stock transfers are made through the University
of Maryland College Park Foundation.

• Donors will receive a receipt for tax purpos-
es from the University of Maryland College Park
Foundation.

• Donors will be kept informed about invest-
ments with regular communications directly
from the University of Maryland College Park
Foundation.

Continued on page 3

Message

™ me President

Dear Colleagues and Friends:

For the two years that I have been privileged to serve as presi-
dent of the University of Maryland, I have worked to establish a
foundation dedicated solely to the benefit and achievement of the
University of Maryland and its programs and people. The extraor-
dinarily good news is that the University of Maryland College
Park Foundation is now a reality.

Our new foundation provides a gateway for substantially
increased private support
of the university. Through
the efforts of its volun-
teer Board of Trustees,
the new foundation will
strengthen our connec-
tions to Maryland's alum-
ni, to regional and nation-
al corporations, to legisla-
tors and state and federal
officials and to other
friends and donors. We
have never had such an
organization, and this
step is clearly a key one
for our future.

The University of
Maryland has achieved
extraordinary progress in

recent years. We can now chart a course to preeminence. The new
foundation is an essential step in our climb to a leadership role as
a great university. I hope you are as inspired by the new University
of Maryland College Park Foundation as I am.

Yours sincerely,

CD. Mote, Jr.
President

A Decade of Private Giving

(overage amounts, in millions of dollars}

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Private giving to the University of Maryland increased mare than 400 perrcttt during the 1990s.

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Meet the Board of Trustees

WitrT the establishment of the
University of Maryland College Park
Foundation, Inc., the University of
Maryland, for the first time, has a focal
point for private support of its pro-
grams. Key to the foundation's success
is its Board of Trustees, a highly talent-
ed and influential group of volunteers
dedicated to building the distinct iden-
tity of the University of Maryland.

As Maryland's most important volunteer organiza-
tion, the Board of Trustees will govern the investment
and distribution of private funds on behalf of the uni-
versity. Led by its executive officers, trustees will advo-
cate for the university and provide counsel to President
Mote and the university community. Each of the execu-

tive officers chairs a committee that holds responsibili-
ty for one area of the foundation's operations.

Raymond LaPlaca '81 serves as chair of the Board
of Trustees and the executive committee. His role is to
provide leadership to the trustees, coordinate the efforts
of the foundation's standing committees, and serve as
the foundation's primary volunteer representative. He
also co-chairs the Government Relations Committee.

Charles Cole Jr., chairs the Investment Committee.
The investment committee suggests investment policy,
recommends investments management and oversees
the foundation's operation and performance.

The Marketing Committee, led by Leonard Elmore
'78, strives to advance the image of the University of
Maryland by working closely with university officials to
educate the public about Maryland and engage the com-
munity in university activities, such as Maryland Day.

Joseph Gildenhorn '51 chairs the Budget/Audit
Committee, which oversees the foundation's financial
operations The committee sets and monitors the foun-
dation's operating budget, recommends guidelines for
gift acceptance and other policies, oversees external
audits and other actions to ensure that foundation
records, resources and procedures are maintained and
administered according to sound fiscal management
practice.

The Government Relations Committee, co-chaired

by Timothy Maloney, advances the growth and
stature of the university by advising the president and
university officers and assisting them, as appropriate, in
designing broad university advocacy initiatives with
regard to state and local government.

Paul Midlan '68, '70, heads the Development
Committee. Working closely with the vice president of
university relations, its purpose Is to lead the universi-
ty's fund-raising effort and support the university's goal
to increase private support.

The Committee on Trustees, under the direction of
Philip Rever *64, manages the election of new
trustees and executive offlcers.The committee also
oversees trustee orientation, training and retreats.

"The Board of Trustees will consult with and advise
the president on a wide range of issues that affect the
university and its governance," says LaPlaca.

The members of this board will develop and
strengthen solid relationships with the business com-
munity for the University of Maryland. And they will be
the voice of the donor in the management of gifts to
the university. These volunteers will be key players in
Maryland's drive toward greatness.

Following are the men and women who will help
shape our bold new era, the inaugural slate of elected
officers and members of the Board of Trustees of the
University of Maryland College Park Foundation.

Executive Officers

Elected Trustees

A. James Clark

1.. Buckeley Griswokt

John Morton HI

50 B.S. Civil Engineering, '92 Honorary

'61 B.S. Business and Management

Baltimore. Md.

Raymond G. LaPlaca, Esq., Chalr

William N. Apolkmy

Doctorate of Engineering

Wilton, Ct.

President, Mid- Atlantic Banking Group,

Government Relations Committee

"69 BA Sociology, '76 M.B.A.

Easton, Md.

Partner, I St I Capital Partners, IXC

Bank of America Corp,

Co-Chair

Baltimore, Md.

Chairman and CEO, dark Enterprises, Inc.

Chairman, Greater Baltimore

81 B.A. English

Senior Vice President, All first Bank

John W. Hechlnger, Jr.

Committee

Edgewater, Mil

Michael S. Dana

Bethesda, Md.

Partner, Knight. Manzi, Nussbaum and

Robert Bedlngflehl

'81 B.S. Marketing

General Partner, Hechinger Enterprises

I'm melt Paige

LaPlaca

*70 B.S. Accounting

Montclair, NJ.

Fort Washington, Md.

Potomac, Md.

Managing Director, Donaldson, Lufkin &

Brian i, Hlnman

President and COO, OAO Corp.

Charles W. Cole, Jr., Investment

Partner, Ernst & Young, LLP

Jenrette

'82 B.S. Electrical Engineering

Committee Chair

Los Gal os, Calif.

Shirley F. Phillips

Owings Mills, Md.

Harold M. Brleriey

Philip B. Down

President and CEO, 2Wire, Inc.

Ocean City, Md.

Chairman and CEO, Legg Mason Trust,

'65 B.S. Chemical Engineering

EUicott City. Md.

CoOwner, Phillips Seafood Restaurants

FSB

Dallas, Tex.

President, Doctors Community Hospital

Maxlne Isaacs

Chairman and CEO, Brieriey and

'94 Ph.D. Public Affairs Policy Studies

Robert P. Pincus

Leonard J. Elmore, Esq., Marketing

Partners, Inc.

Edward M. Downey

Washington, D.C.

'68 B.S. Business Administration

Committee Chair

■52 B.S. Military Science

Civic Volunteer

Bethesda, Md.

■78 B.A. English

John N. Brophy

Potomac, Md.

President. D.C, Metro Region, Branch

New York, N.Y

71 B.A, History

Co-chairman. Downey

Jack Kay

Banking & Trust Company

President, Pivot Productions, Inc.

Bethesda, Md.

Communications, Inc.

'47 B.S. Engineering

President and CEO, Lockheed Martin

Chevy chase, Md.

Erwta S- Raffel

Joseph B. (>i [den horn,

IMS

Robert A. Faccbina

President, Kay Management Company, Inc.

'58 B.S. Zoology

Budget. Audi i Committee Chair

'77 B.S. Food Sciences

Baltimore, Md.

'51 B.S. Business Administration

Jane C Brown

Flemington. NJ.

John N. I auer

Director for Professional Relations,

Washington, D,C.

'72 B.A. English

President, Johanna Foods

'63 B.S. Chemical Engineering

Interdent

Partner.TheJBG Companies

Lutherville, Md.

Cleveland, Ohio

Executive Director, Robert W. Deutsch

Robert E. Fischell

Chairman, President and CEO, Oglebay

Brenda Brown Rever

Timothy F. Maloney, Government

Foundation

'53 M.S. Physics, "96 Honorary

Norton Company

'65 B.S. Elementary Education

Relations Committee Co-Chair

Doctorate of Science

Owlngs Mills, Md.

Betoville, Md.

Stephen f lurch

Dayton, Md.

PeteL. Manos

Civic Volunteer

Partner, Joseph, Grecnwald & Laake

'75 BA. English

Chairman, Fischell Biomedical, LLC

Annapolis, Md.

Catonsville, Md.

Retired

James G. Roche

Paul 11. Mullan, Development

President, Mid-Atlantic Division,

Edwin R. Fry

Annapolis, Md.

Committee Chair

Comcast Cable Communications Inc.

'69 B.S. Agriculture

William L. Mayer

Corporate Vice President and General

'68 B.S, Marketing, '70 M.B..V

Chestertown, Md.

'66 B.S. Business Administration, '68

Manager, Electronic Sensors and

Potomac, Md.

Waldo H. Burnside

Vice President and General Manager

M.B.A.

Systems Division, Northrop Grumman

Strategic Partner, Charterhouse Group

'49 B.S. Business Administration

Fair Hill Farm, inc.

Darien, Conn.

Corporation

International, Inc.

Los Angeles, Calif

Partner, Development Capital LLC

Retired

Fetch Gibbons

President, Aspen Institute

Robert B. Schahel

Philip R. Rever, Chair, Commute t

'76 B.A, Secondary Education

'62 BA. History

on Trustees

Al Carey

Washington, D.C.

Arthur 5- Mehlman

Owings Mills, Md.

'64 B.S. Business and Public

14 BA. Government and Politics

Executive Managing Director, Insignla/ESG

'63 B.S. Accounting

Senior Consultant

Administration

Daltas.Tex.

Baltimore, Md.

Owing* Mills, Md.

Senior Vice President, PepsiCo, Inc.

Alma G. GUdenhoro

Partner-ln-charge, Baltimore. KPMG, LLP

Honorary Trustee

Retired

'53 BA, Education

George P. Clancy, Jr.

Washington, D.C.

PhiUp Merrill

Alfred H. Smith Jr.

'67 BA. English

Civic Volunteer

Arnold, Md.

Class of 1955. Business Administration

Kensington, Md.

President and Publisher, washingtonian

Upper Marlboro, Md.

Executive Vice President, Chevy Chase

Barry P. Gossett

Magazine

Retired

Bank

Class of '58, Engineering

Edgewater, Md.

Partner, Pascal-Turner Partners

Soff- By the foundation sftrstfifrmaJ meeting In October 2000. Ex Officio Trustees itnrfwtinu I'resident Mote arid tbc university's trite JmiiMwlQ and Appointed Trustees f volunteer teaders drawn from school and college boards) itritt be officially designated.

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Questions and Answers

Where has our money been?

Since its inception in 1978, The University of
Maryland Foundation, Inc., has accepted gifts on
behalf of the university and the other schools
originally governed by the Board of Regents. The
University of Maryland, College Park, has been
the majority UMF shareholder, and our funds
have been managed together with contributions
for University of Maryland, Baltimore; University
of Maryland Medical System; University of
Maryland, Baltimore County; University of
Maryland Biotechnology Institute; University of
Maryland Eastern Shore; University of Maryland
University College, as well as system-wide gifts.

What happens to previous contributions
made through the UMF?

Any contributions made to the UMF on behalf
of the University of Maryland will continue to
work for the university.

How should checks be written?

Checks should be made payable to the
University of Maryland College Park Foundation,

Inc.

Where are contributions sent?

Mail contributions to the Office of Gift
Acceptance and Receipting, University of
Maryland, 2103 Pocomoke Building, College Park,
MD 20742.

Does the foundation accept credit cards?

The new foundation accepts VISA, MasterCard,
Discover and American Express. If fulfilling a
pledge to the annual fund, simply complete the
credit card information on the pledge card. If a
pledge card is not available, please call either
Annette Duffy at 30 1.405 7753 or Terry Miller at
30 1.405. 7760 in the Office of Gift Acceptance
and Receipting to facilitate your request.

I have always made my annual contribution
through payroll deduction. Can I still do
that?

Yes.When you receive your materials about
the annual Faculty and Staff Campaign this fall,
you will see that the payroll deduction authoriza-
tion form directs your gift to the University of
Maryland College Park Foundation.You can still
support your favorite program, department or
other area through the new foundation.

Can I support the university through the
Maryland Charities Campaign?

The University of Maryland College Park
Foundation is not included in the 2000 Maryland
Charities Campaign book. Although you can sup-
port numerous worthy charitable causes, you will
not be able to designate directly your contribu-
tion to the University of Maryland and your
favorite fund. We encourage you to support the

university through the Faculty and Staff cam-
paign.
Can I still make stock transfers?

Yes, the University of Maryland College Park
Foundation does accept stock transfers. For spe-
cific instructions, please contact Terry Miller,
director of gift acceptance and receipting, via
e-mail at tmiller@accmail.umd.edu or by phone
at 301.405.7760.

I was considering a planned gift through
the UMF. Who do I contact now?

There are several vehicles for you to make
planned gift arrangements to benefit the universi-
ty through the University of Maryland College
Park Foundation. Please contact Christine
Lambert, assistant director of planned giving, at
301.405.7959 for detailed information.

Will existing endowed funds held in the
UMF be transferred to the University of
Maryland College Park Foundation?

Many endowments will be transferred, subject
to the donor's intentions and approval from the
UMF Board of Trustees. The donor must express in
writing his or her desire to transfer the fund to the
University of Maryland College Park Foundation.

Donors who have established an endowed
fund at the UMF on behalf of the University of
Maryland are being contacted by the university
about transferring their funds. If they have not
already heard from the university, please contact
Doug Nelson, executive director of development
administration and vice president and treasurer
for the University of Maryland College Park
Foundation, via e-mail at
dnelson2@accmail.umd.edu or by phone.at
301.405.1911.

Several members of our department con-
tributed to a fund in honor of one of our
colleagues. Will this fund be transferred to
the new foundation?

To transfer this type of fund, each person and
organization that made a contribution to the
fund will need to express in writing their wish to
do so. Because of the magnitude of that task,
some funds will continue to be managed by the
UMF, at least for the near term.

Previously, I have made contributions to
operating funds. What happens to these
funds now?

Many operating funds held in the University of
Maryland Foundation will be spent down entire-
ly. Please be assured your gift will continue to
support the program you intended.

Bold Vision • Bright Future
Campaign Progress

20G2>

2001 -

TO BE DETERMINED

TO BE DETERMINED

$50 $100 $150 $200 $250 $300 $350 $400

in millions

The Difference Private Giving Makes

Continued on page 4

The first gift is in to the
University of Maryland College
Park Foundation — and it is from
none other than President and
Mrs. Mote. The Motes pledged
$50,000 toward the Clarice
Smith Performing Arts Center
and an academic and student
support fund.Trustee Barry
Gossett quickly followed with a
$ 1 million leadership gift for
the Athletic Facilities Renova-
tion Fund.

In its first full month of
operation, the University of
Maryland College Park
Foundation accepted $1.3 mil-
lion in gifts and pledges in sup-
port of the university. As of
June 30, 2000, 91.7 percent of
the Bold Vision • Bright Future
campaign's $350 million has
been achieved, with $321.1 mil-
lion in gifts and pledges com-
mitted. The university soared
past its fund-raising goal for fis-
cal year 2000, garnering $70.9
million against a $65 million
target. The annual fund-raising
goal for fiscal year 2001 is $75
million.

Private giving provides the
margin of excellence for the
University of Maryland to
achieve its goals. Over the last
decade, private support, com-
bined with several other meas-
ures, has increased the number
of university programs ranked
in the top twenty-five from a
handful to 52.

Because of private giving,
more than 4,000 students
received scholarships and were

able to gain the benefit of a
Maryland education, and jour-
nalism students learn the ins
and outs of broadcast news
from Lee Thornton, the Richard
Eaton Chair.

Because of private giving,
the Clarice Smith Performing
Arts Center will enhance artis-
tic education and performance
throughout the region, and

Private giving

provides the

margin of

excellence for

the University

of Maryland to

achieve its goals.

alumni will have a place on
campus to call home in the
Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center,

Because of private giving,
landscape architecture students
use state-of-the-art imaging soft-
ware and the next generation
of historic preservationists
study the papers of Charles
Peterson.

Because of private giving,

Continued on page 4

Our Foundation for the Future

continued from page 1

» Donors will have access to
information about endowments
they established in support of
the University of Maryland,
College Park.

Essentially, however, the new
foundation does not fundamen-
tally alter anyone's philanthrop-
ic contribution:
• Contributions are still tax-

deductible, as allowable by law.

• Donors still send their annual
contributions to the same
office or work with the same
development officer.

• Donors can still support their
favorite program, scholarship,
school, college, department or
other area through the founda-
tion.

Administratively, the changes
are few:

• Gift transmittals and checks
are still sent to the Office of
Gift Acceptance and
Receipting.

• Memorandum of
Understanding (MOLT) docu-
ments detailing major gifts and
pledges are prepared through
the Office of Development
Relations.

• Operating monies still held in
the University of Maryland

Foundation can be expended as

always.

• Payroll deductions authorized

through the annual Faculty and

Staff Campaign will come to

the University of Maryland

College Park Foundation.

While checks are made out
differently, the bottom line is
the same: contributions still
support the University of
Maryland.The new Foundation

will foster increased private
support for the university, pro-
mote wider visibility for its aca-
demic programs, strengthen
the university's economic
development role in the state
and provide the opportunity to
build a financial portfolio that
will support and enhance the
university in perpetuity.

m

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Who to Call

All addresses finish with the following:
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

Brodie Remington

Vice President, University Relations

President, University of Maryland College Park Foundation

2119 Main Administration Building

301.405.4680

bremingt@accmail . irmd . edu

For questions regarding foundation operations and

financial practices:

Douglas Nelson

Executive Director, Development Administration

Vice President and Treasurer, University of Maryland College

Park Foundation

301.405.1911

2105 Pocomokc Building

d n c 1 s t ) n 1 @accmail . umd .edu

Valerie Broad if

Executive Director, Constituency Programs

Vice President, University of Maryland College Park

Foundation

301.405.4928

3300 Symons Hall

vbroadie @accmail. umd . edu

Donna Frfthsen

Executive Director, University Development

Vice President, University of Maryland College Park

Foundation

301.405.7757

3300 Symons Hall

dfrithse@accmail.umd.edu

Barbara Qu inn

Executive Director, University Relations

Vice President and Secretary, University of Maryland College

Park Foundation

301.405.1995

2119 Main Administration Building

bquinn® ace mail . umd . edu

For questions regarding foundation marketing and

commun ications:

Terry Flannery

Executive Director, University Marketing and

Communications

301.405.8548

2101 Turner Hall

tflanner@accmail. umd .edu

For questions regarding the accepting, recording and

receipting of gifts:

Terry Miller

Director of Gift Acceptance and Receipting

301.405.7760

2105 Pocomoke Building

tmiller@accmail.umd.edu

For questions regarding the acknowledgement of gifts,

Memoranda of Understanding and donor relations and

stewardship:

Pain Stone

Director of Development Relations

301.4053854

2105 Pocomoke Building

pstone@ accmaii . umd .edu

For questions regarding foundation disbursements,

account balances and other financial matters:

Dwlght Williams

Director of Foundation Financial Management

301.405.0302

2105 Pocomoke Building

d w iliiam@accmail . umd .edu

Questions and Answers

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What If I want to make a
contribution to a fund that
exists In the UMF, but want
to give to the University of
Maryland College Park
Foundation?

You can make your gift to
the University of Maryland
College Park Foundation. A new
fund with the same purpose
will be established within the
new foundation.

I have been working with
university staff to establish a
new endowment. What do 1
do now?

If you have already estab-
lished a new endowment in the
UMF you will need to follow
the steps detailed above to
transfer the fund to the
University of Maryland College
Park Foundation.

If you have not yet finalized
the terms of your gift, please
work with the appropriate uni-
versity representative to direct
your gift to the University of
Maryland College Park
Foundation.

Are there any differences In
the procedures for
Memoranda of
Understanding between the
donor and the University of
Maryland College Park
Foundation?

At this time, the procedures
regarding MOUs are the same
as always, except that funds are
directed to the new foundation.
If you have any questions,
please contact the appropriate
development officer for your
area.

How are new accounts
opened?

The Office of Gift
Acceptance and Receipting
opens endowed, operating and
non-endowed accounts. For an
endowed account, when a
signed MOU is received, the
Office of Gift Acceptance and
Receipting assigns a fund num-

ber to the new account. For all
accounts, University of
Maryland College Park
Foundation account agreement
forms must be completed.Terry
Miller, 301 .405.7760, will pro-
vide you with the form.

Where do I send contribu-
tion checks that come to my
office?

Please send checks, along
with the appropriate gift trans-
mittal form, to the Office of Gift
Acceptance and Receipting,
University of Maryland, 2 103
Pocomoke Building, College
Park, MD 20742.

Where can I get gift trans-
mittal forms?

Gift transmittal forms can be
obtained from the Office of Gift
Acceptance and Receipting.

How are gifts acknowl-
edged?

All donors to the University
of Maryland will receive a
receipt for tax purposes from
the University of Maryland
College Park Foundation.

Can we still use our UMF
operating accounts?

Yes. Operating funds still
exist within the UMF to fulfill
their stated purposes. Funds
will not be closed or trans-
ferred without the account
holder's knowledge and
approval.

What about employees who
are paid through the UMF?

There is no change to their
status. They still will be paid
through UMF accounts and con-
sidered UMF employees.

Can we hire new "founda-
tion" employees?

The University of Maryland
College Park Foundation does
not offer payroll services. New
employees who will be paid
from private dollars should be
hired through the university.
University accounts will be
reimbursed for the personnel

costs. For further questions, call
Dwight Williams, director of
foundation financial manage-
ment, at 301.405.0302.

How will grants be adminis-
tered?

Research grants will still be
administered through the
Office of Research Administra-
tion and Advancement. Some
organizations consider their
grants to be charitable gifts;
these will be managed through
the University of Maryland
College Park Foundation. If you
are uncertain about the status
of your grant, please contact
your department's business
manager.

How do 1 get funds dis-
bursed from a foundation
account?

New forms for disburse-
ments from the University of
Maryland College Park
Foundation are available from
the foundation's financial man-
agement office. Call Dwight
Williams at 301.405.0302.

Are there policy and proce-
dure manuals available?

Key personnel in every unit
who work directly with founda-
tion accounts will receive a pol-
icy and procedure manual
when they attend a University
of Maryland College Park
Foundation orientation session.
If you have any specific ques-
tions, please contact Doug
Nelson at 301.405.1911.

How will the foundation
Invest its assets?

The University of Maryland
College Park Foundation Board
of Trustees will select fund
managers and allocate assets
accorduigtyAt this time, the
UMF and the fund managers
they have selected will serve as
endowment fund managers for
the University of Maryland
College Park Foundation, under
the direction of our Board of
Trustees.

The Difference Private Giving Makes

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Testudo brings luck to anyone
who rubs his nose and the ODK
fountain graces McKeldin Mall.

Because of private giving,
deans and department chairs
have flexible funding to spon-
sor lectures or symposia, help
out students in need or send
faculty members to an infer na-
tional conference.

The impact of private giving
is felt all across the university,

in each program, department,
school and college.A sttong
endowment, created byigifts
such as these, provides financial
support for the future.

These gifts may seem big,
but each gift, no matter its size,
has an enormous impact when
pooled with others. Take the
John Gannon Scholarship,
raised in memory of the com-
puter science department chair-
man, which garnered approxi-
mately $67,000 from donors

contributing gifts from $10 to
$10,000. And the Reese
Cleghom Excellence in
Journalism Award, in honor of
the former dean. More than 150
alumni and friends committed
$241,000 in pledges and gifts.
And the Annual Fund, with an
average pledge of $59, raises
over $725,000 each year.There
really is strength in numbers.

UN I VE RS ITY OF

MARYLAND

■

September 12, 2000

Technology in the Classroom

Successful Undergraduate Program Produces Technically Proficient Student Apprentices

When Ann Smith was making plans
last fell for the introductory undergradu-
ate microbiology course she has taught
since 1987, she had some new ideas that
relied on information technology. The
instructor in cell biology and molecular
genetics wanted to create some Web-
based project pages with digital photos,
post lecture outlines on WebCT and cre-
ate some PowerPoint presentations.

Because the course is a large lecture
class witii 400 students and 20 lab ses-
sions, she knew her plate already was
full. So Smith called on the new
Undergraduate Technology Apprentice
Program (UTAP) for help with her infor-
mal ion technology needs.

UTAP is a one-semester, two-credit
elective course offered through the
College of Life
Sciences CLFSQ in col-
laboration with OIT
since Spring 1999 The
course trains under-
graduates in such
technical skills as
PowerPoint, Netscape
Composer, HTML,
Adobe Photoshop and
FTP

"The goal of the
program is to produce
technically proficient
student apprentices,"
says Deborah Mateik,
instructional technology training pro-
grams manager with the Office of
Information Technology (OIT). Mateik
teaches the program with Mike
Landavere, a campus computing associ-

ate who serves as liaison between OIT
and LFSC. After finishing the course, stu-
dents are employed by the College of
Life Sciences to support faculty.

Landavere helps match students with
faculty according to ability, needs and
nature of the academic class. So far, two
groups of ten students have been
trained and deployed. Both students and
faculty are thrilled with the exchange.

"It's been wonderful," says Smith.
"We've been able to do things I never
would 've had the time to do." She calls
her two students "technology TAs," and
quickly points out their extensive contri-
butions to her General Microbiology
WebCT site. They also help her students
post projects and learn Netscape
Composer. "Everybody wins," says Smith.

UTAP students
like Alison Hess
agree. "Not only did
the program teach
me about good Web
and presentation
design, it also gave
me more connec-
tions in die Life
Sciences depart-
ment." Like other
students, she
enjoyed the mentor-
ing relationship that
developed with her
faculty supervisor,
Spencer Benson. "This mentoring rela-
tionship wasn't something we were
expecting," says Landavere, "but it's a
nice outcome."

Another nice outcome is the over-

whelming demand by
Life Sciences faculty
for UTAP students like
these and the growing
interest from other
colleges. "The desir-
ability to get someone
from the program has
grown by word of
mouth from the facul-
ty who are already
using them," say
Mateik. Last semester,
says Landavere, "we
had 16 requests from
faculty, but only had
10 students."

The model has cap-
tured the fancy of
other colleges, such as Agriculture and
Arts and Humanities, says Mateik. "If
other colleges want to tap into some of
the content, we need to move the
course to WebCT and get more trainer-
leaders. We could certainty help it grow
if we find someone to help push it
along."

The students work about 10 paid
hours per week, with funding coming
from LFSC. William Higgins, associate
dean of the college, who initiated the
program in 1998 in conjunction with
OIT, works closely with Landavere to
match faculty and students for the
assignments.

"This program meets a critical need
as more faculty incorporate technology
into their courses," says Higgins, The col
lege is seeking outside funding to
expand UTAP

UTAP also ful-
fills the strong
desire of undergrad-
uates for technology
training. "Students
want IT skills," says
Landavere, "and we
get a wide range of
ability."

Mateik adminis
ters an on-line skills
assessment survey
the first class. "I
would say 70-75
percent of the stu-
dents have not dont
any HTML, haven't
used any page edi-
tors, and maybe 60
percent have really worked with
PowerPoint at all when they start the
course," says Landavere. "We teach them
the basics," says Mateik. Because of
demand, UTAP might have to become
more selective.

"My goal is to provide biology stu-
dents with a challenging, interesting,
current and thought-provoking first
exposure to the field of microbiology,"
says Smith.The UTAP program helps her
and other faculty in the College of Life
Sciences meet their educational goals
and gives undergraduates a great start
with technology.

The on-line syllabus for UTAP can be
viewed at: www.inform.umd.edu
/TWT/LFSCUTAR

— DENISE ELIZABETH LEI

HUD and University Team to Offer Master's Degree in Public Housing

Beginning this January, the universi-
ty's School of Public Affairs will become
the first in the nation to offer a U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban
Development-sponsored master's of pub-
lic policy in public housing administra-
tion,

"HUD is fundamentally transforming
public housing, tearing down the high-
rises, opening the doors to opportunity
for residents and re-connecting once iso-
lated enclaves of the poor and dispos-
sessed to the cities and economies
around them," says HUD secretary
Andrew Cuomo. "It's a huge challenge,
particularly for those running our public
housing authorities. This new master's
program will ensure that, in the decades
ahead, we have a superbly-trained corps
of public housing executives ready to
meet today's challenges and tomor-
row's."

Since 1994, the School of Public
Affairs has teamed with HUD in several
executive education programs for hous-
ing professionals in the areas of housing
and community development.

The first class of 25 master's candi-
dates will enter the university in late
January, 2001 for a 12-month curriculum
of courses in housing finance, asset man-
agement, community development,
quantitative analysis, delivering social
services, negotiating techniques and
microeconomic analysis. To attain the
degree, candidates will be required to

have completed 13 courses or 39 credit
hours in one of three specialized areas:
advanced housing finance, managing dif-
ference: interest-based negotiations, or
evaluation of welfare reform.

They will also be required to com-
plete a "capstone project" in the form of
a study of an issue of concern to HUD
and a hous-
ing authority.
Course •work
will be sup-
plemented
by field trips,
meeting with
members of
Congress,
senior HUD
staff or repre-
sentatives of
the housing
sector and
field trips to
affordable
housing
develop-
ments. Each
candidate
will have a

private sec- \

tor mentor experienced in housing
development or management.

To be considered for the program, a
candidate must liave at least five years of
experience in public housing, have grad-
uated from a four-year college or univer-

The first class of 25 master's
candidates will enter the university

in late January, 2001 for a
12-month curriculum of courses in
housing finance, asset manage-
ment, community development,
quantitative analysis, delivering
social services, negotiating tech-
niques and microeconomic analysis.

sity with at least a 3 grade point aver-
age, have the potential for promotion
within their authorities or HUD and be
committed to remaining in the profes-
sion for the long term.

"The program fits squarely into the
school's mission as a community dedi-
cated to providing current and future

leaders with
the knowl-
edge and skills
they will need
to craft and
Implement
public poli-
cies in a com-
plex policy
environment,"
says Public
Affairs Dean
Susan Schwab
"This new
partnership is
a logical
extension of
the school's
long-term
association
with HUD and
other profes-
sionals from the housing and communi-
ty development community."

The estimated per-student cost is
$21,500, which includes tuition set at
the standard out-of-state rate, fees and
books. HUD will cover the full cost of

tuition and books for each candidate
while their agencies will be expected to
give candidates leave with pay and to
provide funds for student lodging and
any travel, if necessary.

HUD's financial contribution will be
structured as a forgivable loan, with one-
third of the obligation retired in each of
three successive years following comple-
tion of the degree that the candidate
serves a housing authority.

The Maryland School of Public Affairs
has offered credit and non-credit cours-
es in community and affordable housing
development to more than 2,500 partici-
pants from HUD, the U.S. Departments
of Agriculture and Defense, housing
authorities, state housing finance agen-
cies and not-for-profit organizations such
as the Local Initiatives Support
Corporation, Neighborhood
Reinvestment Corporation and the
Enterprise Foundation.

The first class will be selected jointly
by the university and HUD, with applica-
tions due Sept. 29, admissions decisions
expected by Oct. 27 and classes to start
on Jan. 29, 2001 . For further information
contact Monica Moody Moore, director
of admissions, at 405-7360.

You may also access the HUD Fellows
website at
www.puaf.umd.edu/oep/HUDFellows/.

10

Outlook

NOTABLE

Jeffrey Bridgers has been named the
new manager of Digital Library Operations at
the University of Maryland Libraries. A gradu-
ate of Columbia University and its School of
Library Service, Bridgers has worked since
1 996 at the Library of Congress with its
National Digital Library Program where he
was manager of content and historical
authentication for the "America's Story "Web
site.

Tony Busalacchi is the new director of
the ESSIC and professors of meteorology
beginning Sept. 25. Busalacchi is an outstand-
ing scientist whose leadership of a major
research laboratory at NASA-Goddard has
made a large contribution to the reputation
of that campus as a world center in the earth
sciences.

Robert Ellingson, professor of meteorol-
ogy, was recently elected secretary of the
International Radiation Commission of the
International Association of Meteorology and
Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS). He also was
elected co-chair of the fourth Gordon
Research Conference on Solar Radiation and
Climate. This conference is held every two
years to discuss recent advances in topics
related to atmospheric radiation and climate.

Professor Steve Fetter received the
American Physical Society CAPS) Joseph A.
Burton Forum Award for developing the tech-
nical basis for diverse new initiatives in
nuclear-arms control and nonproliferation
policy and for communicating the relevant
scientific results and their context effectively
to policymakers and the public.

Steven Kull, senior fellow at the Center
for International and Security Studies at
Maryland (CISSM) and director of the Center
on Policy Attitudes in Washington, has pro-
duced a pilot documentary for PBS tided
"Vox Populi: Democracy In Crisis.'The pro-
gram focuses on the U.S. public's sense that it
Is not adequately represented by the govern-
ment, and has been shown in Kentucky,
Texas, Utah, California and Florida. Further
episodes in the series will examine American
attitudes on education, healthcare and for-
eign policy.

Elena Mayberry has been named pro-
gram director for internships and corporate
relations in the College of Computer,
Mathematical and Physical Sciences. She
comes to CMPS following five years as expe-
riential programs manager for the
Smithsonian, where she coordinated and
facilitated all internships for that institution.

Lawrence Moss, professor in the School
of Music, is an ASCAPLU$ Standard Award
recipient.These cash awards, made by the
American Society of Composers, Authors and
Publishers, reflect ASCA's continuing commit-
ment to assist and encourage writers of seri-
ous music.They are granted by an independ-
ent panel and are based upon the unique
prestige value of each writer's catalog of orig-
inal compositions as well as recent perform-
ances of those works in areas not surveyed
by the society.

History professor Keith Olson was
awarded an honorary Ph.D. in the humani-
ties, the first American ever so honored, by
the University of Tampere, Finland, last May.
At its 75th anniversary, the University of
Tampere recognized Olson for his contribu-
tion to scholarship and for his promotion of
American studies in Finland. He is the tenth
American to receive an honorary degree
from Tampere.The other nine include four in
medicine and J. William Fulbright, founder of
the Fulbright Program.

Jogesh Pad, professor of physics, was
awarded the 2000 Dirac Medal and Prize for
his pioneering contributions to the quest for
a unified theory of quarks and leptons and of
the strong, weak and electromagnetic interac-
tions. Pati shares the award with Howard
Georgi and Helen Quinn.TheAbdus Salam
International Centre for Theoretical Physics'
Dirac Medal is awarded annually on RA.M.
Dirac's birth (Aug. 8) for contributions to the
field of theoretical physics.

The School of Public Affairs has estab-
lished the Eli Karen Turner Fellowship Award
in honor of Admiral S tansfield Turner's
wife who died in a plane crash in Costa Rica
last January. The award will be presented to
an incoming student for the 2000-2001 aca-
demic year. Turner served as director of the
CIA from 1977-1981 .As an admiral in the U.S.
Navy he served as commander of the U.S.
Second Fleet and NATO Striking Fleet
Atlantic, and as the commander-in-chief of
NATO's Southern Flank.

Venkatesh Shankar, associate professor
of marketing in the Smith School of Business,
has been named the RalphJ.Tyser Fellow in
Marking. His areas of specialization arc c-busi-
ness, competitive marketing strategy, interna-
tional marketing, pricing and promotion
strategies, and new product development.
Shankar received his Ph.D. In marketing from
the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of
Management at Northwestern University.

Astronomy professor Virginia Trimble
was elected president of the division of
galaxies and cosmology of the International
Astronomical Union, for the term 2000-2003.

Maryland J-Students Cover
Republication National
Convention

Ten students from the
College of Journalism had die
rare opportunity to cover the
Republican National
Convention in Philadelphia as
credentialed press this summer,
joining an elite group of nation-
al and international political
journalists. The students report-
ed on the convention and
moved stories under the col-
lege-operated Capital News
Service.

Maryland was one of only
two journalism schools in the
country to provide coverage of
the GOP convention.

In addition to covering the
GOP convention live from
Philadelphia in July, students
also reported on and moved
stories about Maryland
Democrats before and during
the Democratic National
Convention in August as part of
their class, "News Coverage of
Special Topics: Campaign Press
Coverage."

Covering a national presiden-
tial convention is "like a crash
course in political journalism,"
says Adrianne Fh/nn, who with
Steve Crane directs the col-
lege's CNS bureaus and who
headed the convention class
and coverage. "There isn't any
better experience."

Rachel Brown, 23, a
graduate student and
CNS convention
reporter, agrees. " It
really makes you work
on your feet. You are
pressured to work
fast," says Brown.

Maryland students
focused on the state's
delegations to the con-
ventions, but were also
able to interview
national figures at the
convention .They
included consumer
advocate and Green
Party presidential nom-
inee Ralph Nader, for-
mer House Speaker
Newt Gingrich, former
senator and 1996 GOP
presidential nominee
Bob Dole, Christian Coalition
founder Pat Robertson and
Helen Thomas, UPI's longtime
White House correspondent
now reporting for Hearst News
Service.

They also faced some of the
other realities of a journalist's
life on the campaign trail.
Twelve-hour days began and
ended with one-hour shuttie
bus rides between the conven-
tion and the students' hotel site
in Valley Forge, Pa. Dinner was
often anything that could be
grabbed on the run and news
conferences were usually con-

ducted in a state of perpetual
motion, competing with televi-
sion camera crews for the best
position.

All 10 students at die con-
vention are candidates for mas-
ter's degrees at the college.
Each was assigned to cover a
specific group of delegates,
pitching their own story ideas
and writing assigned stories. In
all, the students moved 41 sto-
ries between the two conven-
tions, generating 88 published
stories from CNS clients, which
include dailies, weeklies, broad-
cast and on-line outiets in and
around the state of Maryland,

"They really helped to round
out our daily convention page,"
says Barbara Sauers ; managing
editor of the Easton Star-
Democrat, a CNS client. Sauers
says she appreciated the
Maryland focus of the stories.
"The nice thing was to have
CNS stories early in the evening
already edited and laid out, and
wait for a photo and story from
the AP with the latest. This
worked out well for our copy
desk and gave our readers the
local coverage they expected,"
Sauers says.

In addition to Brown,
Maryland journalism students
covering the convention were

Maryland was one of

only two journalism

schools in the country

to provide coverage of

the GOP convention.

Kate Alexander, Matthew Cella,
Andrea Grossman, Kent
German, Eric Kelderman,
Robert Patrick, Kathryn
Qiugleyjonathan Sheir and
Laurent Thomet.

Special funding to help off-
set student and faculty travel
expenses was provided by the
Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press
Association and the Maryland
Professional Chapter of the
Society of Professional
Journalists.

September 12, 2000

11

Greek and Roman Gods in the District of Columbia

Long before modernity
and Martha Stewart, at
about the time A. D. was
becoming B.C., Roman
philosopher, dramatist and
statesman Seneca prac-
ticed the art of living well.

A liberal education is the kind that
sets a person free, Seneca (4 B.C. — A,D.
65) said, free from ignorance, from preju-
dice, from inexperience, from doubt.

"And that's what I most enjoy doing
in my own classes, getting people
beyond the idea tliat they have to mas-
ter facts, to thinking about how what
they are learning can change who they
are.Thats what liberal education is," says
Gregory Staley, associate professor in the
department of classics

A 1999 recipient of die Award for
Teacliing Excellence, given annually by
the American Philological Association,
the national professional organization of
classicists in the United States and
Canada, Staley was particularly cited for
his work in reaching out to non-majors
and for his work over the years in teach-
ing liigh school Latin and English teach-
ers about the classics.

The professor worries that people
don't seem to be aware anything that
occurred more than 25 years ago, let
alone 2,500 years ago, has any value.

"Our depth perception, I think, is lost
because change, social and technologi-
cal, is coming at us so fast," he says.
"People must be persuaded that ideas or
works from a culture so far in the past
still speak to us. And if there is one char-
acteristic of my teaching, I think [it] is
that I constantly try to remind people of
the importance of the past and of the
classical past, that I don't study mytholo-
gy as an antiquary subject. I try to make
myth relevant to modern times."

Conveniently, classical myth still per-
meates American culture. For a unit on
Cupid, Staley downloaded an advertise-
ment for corn chips onto his website.
Students compared how the image of
Cupid in the ad differed from bygone
images of the god of love.

In other class discussions Staley has
connected Greek heroes, who are as
infants forever being left outside to die,
with more recent tragedies. He cited an
abandoned baby in Gaithersburg who
last winter was miraculously found by
someone who heard her cry.

The Greeks, Staley says, really
believed that abandonment was a sign
that you deserved to be a hero. "If you
were put out to die and the gods were
so favorable toward you that you were
lucky enough to survive or be rescued,
as Oedipus was, you were a hero," he
says.

"That's regularly what the students
outside of the humanities say appeals to
them about this course.They suddenly
see that myth is not just entertainment,
but that it was in the ancient world a
struggle to make sense of life and your
place in it.And though our world has
changed radically since ancient times,

the basic issues of love and
death haven't changed at all."

Staley studied classics in
graduate school; his main
interest has always been liter-
ature and, particularly Roman
literature. "Through teaching I
got interested in myth, and
quite by accident I became
interested in classical myth in
America. 1 was teaching an
upper level myth course
about how to do a feminist
analysis of the story of Rip
Van Winkle," he recalls. "So I
was reading Washington
living's story and thought,
'this guy sounds a lot like
Odysseus (hero of the
Odyssey, a king of Ithaca, and
one of the Greek leaders in
the Trojan War). He goes away
for exactly 20 years. When he
comes home he meets his
dog in front of his house. TCie
only difference is his dog
doesn't know him when he
gets back.

"And that's how I got inter-
ested in classical myth In
America, trying to figure out
why Rip Van Winkle is like
Odysseus,"

In some ways it doesn't
make sense that Americans
would be interested in classi-
cal mythology, Staley says. In
Europe, where practically
every building is decorated
with scenes of classical myth,
sure. After all, much of Europe
was once the Roman Empire.

But an ocean separates
America from the ancient
world. "Tellingly, though, that
ocean is called the Atlantic
Ocean," Staley says. "Both of
those words,Atlantic and
ocean, come from ancient
myth. 'Atlantic' comes from
the island Atlantis that Plato
talked about that disap-
peared into the sea. And ocean' was the
river, which was also a god that the
Greeks imagined flowed around the
world."

The Greeks imagined that if you went
west in that "river" you would find a
place called the blessed islejs] where
the very few, specially chosen people
would go to live in paradise forever,
Staley explains. When Europeans sailed
for America they thought they were
going to find that mythical place. "So I've
become very interested in how
Americans have used classical myth to
explain their history, their politics, their
ideology. Especially since here near
Washington we are very close to the
most important public buildings in
America, many of which are decorated
with scenes from classical mythology."

All those white marble buildings
make Washington, D.C., a great place to
study the classics. A model of Athena sur-
rounded by Justice and Hope embellish-
es the Capitol's East, entrance, and six
Olympian gods beckon from the dome
of the building which is built on a hill,
Capitol Hill named after the Capitoline
Hill in ancient Rome. Presidential memo-
rials have been modeled on the
Pantheon and Greek temples, and the

Gregory Staley

very first work of public art in America,
paid for by Congress, was a statue of
George Washington fashioned after Zeus.

"Americans absolutely hated it," says
Staley. "Washington was dressed like an
ancient, naked from the waist up.The
statue was originally to have gone into
the Rotunda of the Capitol but it was
too heavy for the floor, and when it was
put outside someone said, 'George
Washington was too concerned about
his health to ever go around dressed like
that in a climate such as ours."

So we can't begin to understand
Western culture or American culture or
even the District of Columbia's architec-
ture, Staley says, without going back to
antiquity. Washington, D.C., for example,
was built on a spot of land where one of
the plantations was called Rome. "People
saw Washington as the new Rome," the
professor says, "just as the Romans saw
Rome as the new Troy, inhabited by
immigrants from across the sea who left
an old world diat had been destroyed
and were building a new one."

Staley recommends Ovid's
Metamorphoses to those who want to
delve into classical mythology for the
first time. Ovid, a Roman writer who
lived from 43 B.C. to around A.D. 17,

compiled 250 or so of the most beloved
Greek mythological stories into a read-
able collection.

As for finding more recent selections,
well, that can be difficult. Staley says
there are either books that get into the
esoteric details of the myths, which
aren't really suited for a general audi-
ence, or there are books that are too
superficial and not sufficiently informed
about the ancient cultures.

"There are lots of books for high
school and younger students that retell
the stories," he says, "but they always
change them quite a bit. It's okay to read
them when you are younger, but when
you're older you need to read the real
stuff."

Everyone should read both the Iliad
and the Odyssey, Staley says, because
they provide two different visions about
how to go about living your life. "And all
of us at some point choose to be an
Achilles or an Odysseus " he says,
"Although we may change our minds
along the way."

—RITA SUTTEF

September 12, 2000

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Omicron Delta Kappa is looking for
a few more leaders to honor.

Sigma Circle of ODK at Maryland
began in 1927, Since then, ODK has
initiated more than 3,000 students, fac-
ulty and honorary members.

The national society tapped Sen. Joe
Tydings back in 1950 when he was
playing varsity lacrosse, and U.S.
Congressman Steny Hoyer in 1962
when he was SGA vice president.
Other proven leaders initiated include
State Sen. President Thomas V. "Mike "
Miller, Jane and Jim Henson and hon-
orary members Pies. Franklin
Roosevelt, Pulitzer Prize-winning
author James MacGregor Burns and
Congresswoman Connie Morella.

ODK brings together junior, senior
and graduate students with Maryland's
most outstanding faculty members, to
recognize campus leaders and encour-
age other students to achieve. The soci-
ety seeks accomplished leaders in
scholarship; campus of community
service, social, religious activities and
campus government; athletics; journal-
ism, speech and the mass media; and
creative and performing arts.

ODK requires a minimum cumula-
tive grade point average of 3 20 for
juniors, 3-25 for seniors and 3-80 for
graduate students to be considered for
membership. Applications can be
picked up in the Office of the Vice
President for Student Affairs, 2108
Mitchell Building. Applications must be
returned to that same office no later
than 4 p.m., Friday, Sept. 22.

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The University of Maryland Golf
Course hosts its first annual Maryland
Vineyards Wine Dinner, Friday, Sept. 29
at 6:30 p.m.The reception features a
cash bar with Maryland beers and
wines, crab fondue, fresh seasonal
fruits and cheeses. Dinner includes
Chesapeake chowder, crab and purple
potato salad, a Maryland Duo (featur-
ing a glazed chicken breast and a beef

tournedo) and tiramisu for dessert.
Each item features a particular wine
from Maryland vineyards.

The cost is $29.99 ($24.99 for club
members), plus tax and gratuity.
Advance reservations are required at
403-4182.

Campus Recreation Services will be
offering Learn to Swim classes for ages
6 months to adult. Classes will be
offered either twice a week for four
weeks, once a week on Saturdays for
eight weeks, or four days a week for
two weeks. Each session is 3O40 min-
utes in length.

The fee is $50 per course, and
courses are taught by American Red
Cross Water Safety Instructors.
Registration for all courses must be
done in person at the Member
Services Desk in the Campus
Recreation Center.

Classes begin the week of
September 18. For more information,
call 405-PIAY.

On-Line Mailing Label

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As the personnel services depart-
ment continues to identify opportuni-
ties to use automation and streamline
processes, the department has created
an on-line mailing label/roster request
form. Now when you have a need for
faculty/staff mailing labels or rosters,
you can complete the form at your
desktop and simply e-mail your request
to the data services unit.

The hot link for the new form and
instructions is located at www.person-
nel.umd.edu. Should you have further
questions regarding this new electron-
ic form, direct them to the data servic-
es unit at 405-5674.

And the Number One Tip

The OIT Help Desk has created a

Computer Anti-Virus Products Available to Faculty,
Staff and Students

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The Office of Information Technology (OIT) Software Licensing office cur-
rently offers two anti-virus products to combat computer viruses at the universi-
ty: Network Associates (McAfee) and Norton products.

The Network Associates (McAfee) agreement provides software licenses for
all faculty staff and students It covers both personal and institutionally owned
mat hides and allows OIT to freely distribute copies of the anti-virus software on
campus.Tiiis agreement is known as a perpetual agreement. Under this type of
agreement, the anti-virus software can remain in use on someone's personal
machine after he or she leaves the university. This is a particularly good arrange-
ment for students when they graduate.

The Norton products arc only available to faculty and staff. The OIT Software
Licensing office sells Norton anti-vims software for a reduced fee to the
University of Maryland community.

Please refer to the OIT Software Licensing office web site at
www.oit.umd.edu/slic or call 405-2986 for information on product listings and
Licensing fees. For details on how to download the Network Associates anti-virus
software, visit the Help Desk at www.helpdesk.umd.edu/virus or call 405-1500.

— Pamela Newell, Office of Information Technology

list of 10 dps to help Maryland faculty,
staff and students avoid computer-
related problems.This Est is
available online at:
www. helpdesk. umd ,cdu/top 1 0.

For further information, contact the
OIT Help Desk at 405-1500.

Privacy Policies on the

On Oct. 1 a new law designed to
protect the privacy of personal records
coUected by the university goes into
effect. Rodney Petersen, the Office of
Information Technology's director of
poEcy and planning and of Project
Nethics, discusses this new law in the
OH* Web Clinic "Privacy PoEcies and
Data Security on the Web, "Tuesday,
Sept. 12, from 2 to 3 p.m. in room
4404 Computer and Space Sciences
Building.

This event is free to campus faculty
and staff, but seating is on a first come,
first served basis.

Professional Concepts
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The Professional Concepts
Exchange Conference (PCEC) that had
been planned for September 2000 has
been canceled. (Announcements were
not sent out). The committee plans to
reschedule the PCEC for May 2001.

The nomination process for recogni-
tion awards will go forward as previ-
ously announced. Awards wul be pre-
sented when the conference is held in
May.

The planning committee needs vol-
unteers to plan and work on the
conference. Contact Dianne SulEvan at
the President's Commission on
Women's Issues office 405-5806 or
dsulEva® deans.umd.edu if you are
interested in helping.

Grab Some Crabs and
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Summer is coming to an end and so
is crab season at the Ross borough Inn.
Come to the Inn Friday, Sept. 1 5 from
6 to 9 p.m. for the final Crab Feast of
the year.

Grab a friend, colleague or your
entire family and come relax in the
Rossborough Courtyard for a Maryland
Feast. It's an "all you care to eat and
drink extravaganza" for one low price.

Included in the feast are
Maryland steamed crabs,
steamed jumbo shrimp,
fresh steamed clams, spicy
Buffalo chicken wings,
com on the cob,
watermelon,
coleslaw, potato
salad, corn-
bread, beer,
wine, soft
dfinks and a
University of Maryland
sundae bar. The cost is $40 for adults,
$33 for club members and $10 for
kids. Beer, wine, soft drinks, tax and

gratuity are included in the price.

Advance reservations and payment
are required. Call 314-8013 to make
your reservation.

The Study Abroad Office is pleased
to announce its Winterterm 2001
programs in BeEze, Brazil, Costa Rica,
Cuba, England, Germany, Grenada,
Israel, Mexico, Italy (Rome and Stabiae)
and Vietnam. Complete program infor-
mation can be found at
www. inform, umd. edu/INTL/studyabro
ad.

Faculty and staff are encouraged to
share this information witii their stu-
dents and also to visit the office's web-
site if interested in creating future
Winterterm programs.

Due to power problems and general
construction delays, the back entrance
to the Rossborough Inn and the handi-
capped accessible ramp wiE continued
to be blocked for a couple of more
weeks.

During construction, the
Rossborough Inn wiE be open for
lunch Monday - Friday Please use the
mam entrance on the Route 1 side of
the Inn. Reservations can be made at
314-8013.

The Maryland English Institute is
looking for volunteers to be English
conversation partners for one hour a
week. For more information e-mail
MEI-SpeakingPartners@umaU.umd.edu.

The Center for Historical Studies, at
the University of Maryland, is proud to
sponsor a pubEc lecture by Mark
Mazower, the acclaimed author of Dark
Continent: Europe's 20th Century
(London, 1998) and Inside Hitier's
Greece: the Experience of Occupation,
1941^4 ("Vale, 1993). Mazower, current-
ly i caching at the School of History,
Classics and Archaeology, at Biricbcck
College, the University of London will
speak at Tydings Hall, Room 01 17, on
Sept. 19 at 4:30 p.m.
The tide of Mazower's talk is: "The
Roots of War and Peace m the Balkan:
An Historical Perspective."

Admission is free and the refresh-
ments wiE be served. The Center for
Historical Studies can be reached via
email at: historycenter@umaE.umd.edu