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Outlook

The University of Maryland Faculty and Staff Weekly Newspaper

Volume 15' Number 11' November 1, 2000

Gloria
Ladson-

BlLLINGS ON

Campus for

National

Education

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Catching a Galactic Football:
Chandra Examines Cygus A

Using NASA's
Chandra X-ray
Ohservatory,
astronomers here
and at California Institute of
Technology have found a giant
football-shaped cavity within X-
ray emitting hot gas surround-
ing the galaxy Cygnus A.

A dramatic Chandra image
taken by the scientists shows
the cavity in the hot gas, which
has been created by two pow-
erful particle jets emitted from
the central black hole and
accretion disk in the nucleus of
Cygnus A.

The new finding illustrates
the Chandra X-ray Observatory's
ability to help answer difficult
questions of cosmic physics
while illuminating the beauty
and complexities of die uni-
verse in new ways.

"This is a spectacular cavity,
which is inflated by the jets
and completely surrounds the
Cygnus A," said Andrew S.
Wilson, professor of astronomy
at the University of Maryland.
"Wc are witnessing a batde
between the gravity of the
Cygnus A galaxy, which is trying
to pull the hot gas inward, and
the pressure of material created
by the jets, which is trying to
push the hot gas outward."

Hot gas is steadily being
piled up around the cavity as it
continuously expands, creating
a bright rim of X-ray emission.
The jets themselves terminate

in radio and X-ray emitting "hot
spots" some 300,000 light years
from the center of the galaxy.
These results were presented
Monday to the High Energy
Astrophysics Division of the
American Astronomical Society
meeting in Honolulu by Wilson,
University of Maryland col-
league Andrew J.Young, and
Patrick L. Shopbell of the
California Institute of
Technology.

Cygnus A has long been
famous as the brightest radio
source in the sky. It is the near-
est powerful radio galaxy. The
Chandra X-ray image shows die
cavity surrounded by a vast sea
of extremely hot gas. The elon-
gated oval shape comes from
the force of the outwardly mov-
ing jets as they push through
the hot gas. Bright bands
around the "equator of the foot-
ball" are also visible, which may
be evidence of material swirling
toward die central black hole.

Cygnus A is not alone in its
galactic neighborhood, but is a
member of a large cluster con-
taining many galaxies. Extreme-
ly hot (tens of millions of
degrees Celsius) gas is spread
between the galaxies. Although
it has a very low density, this
gas provides enough resistance
to slow down the outward
advancement of the panicle
jets from Cygnus A. At these
ends, bright radio and X-ray
"hot spots" are seen; the fast

atomic particles and magnetic
fields that make up the jet
squirt out sideways and pro-
vide the pressure that continu-
ously inflates the cavity in the
hot gas.

Without the jets, an X-ray
image of Cygnus A, which is
about 700 million light years
from Earth, would appear as a
more or less spherical region
(with a diameter of about 2
million light years) of hot gas
slowly falling into the Cygnus A
galaxy. However, the two jets
powered by the nuclear black
hole in this galaxy push this
gas outward, like a balloon
being inflated.

In a paper accepted by die
AstrophysicaJ Journal Letters,
Wilson, Young and Shopbell dis-
cuss how the Chandra observa-
tions resolve a long-standing
puzzle about the hot spots at
the ends of the jets. By analyz-
ing the X-ray emission of the
hot spots, the astronomers have
measured the strength of die
magnetic field in the hot spots.

"The radio data themselves
cannot determine the strength
of the magnetic field, a limita-
tion that has inhibited progress
in our understanding of cos-
mic radio sources for 50 years,"
said Wilson. "Combination of
the Chandra X-ray and the
radio data allows a quite pre-
cise measurement of the field
strength"

Diversity Panel Repoi
Results in Three Initiatives

President Dan Mote last
week outlined three initia-
tives designed to implement
recommendations of the
Diversity Panel created last
year in response to a series of
hate crimes on campus.

Mote thanked the 21-mem-
ber panel and its co-chairs,
Claire Moses and Raymond
Johnson, for a "comprehensive
and thoughtful report" and for
"their hard work and long
hours committed to this
endeavor."

The president's three initia-
tives based on the report arc:
a uniform response to hate
crimes and incidents,
improved coordination and
communication of diversity
activities, and increased

(efforts to strengthen recruit-
ment and retention of minori-
ty faculty, staff and students.

"My goal is that the
University of Maryland will be
one of the very best and most
diverse public institutions in
the country," Mote wrote in a
letter to the campus, citing
the report of the Diversity
Panel, which said, "diversity
and excellence are mutually
reinforcing."

Mote said "There is no tol-
erance for hate or bigotry on
the campus, and they will be
confronted. I will use every
mechanism at my disposal to
suppress them with a maxi-
mum effort."

The action steps outlined
in his response to the Dive
ty Panel's report are short-
term efforts to begin achiev-
ing long term goals, Mote said.

Highlights of the action
plan Include:

• Improved Web-based infor-
mation for emergency con-
tacts and information about
hate-bias incident s.

• Training for police dispat-
chers in handling hate-bias
incidents.

• A greater role for the Office
of Human Relations Programs
to coordinate university-wide
diversity efforts.

• Publicity efforts to impro
the visibility of the existing
diversity-related programs
campus.

• Funding for "target of
opportunity" faculty hires that
will increase unit diversity
and for fellowship and lec-
tureship opportunities to cul-
tivate potential future faculty

• Expanding the faculty orien-
tation program to include dis-
cussions on diversity issues in
the classroom and encourage
more participation by current
faculty in underrepresented
groups.

• Mentoring for junior faculty.

• Increasing need-based finan-
cial aid for undergraduates.

• Expanding the diversity or
cntation programs.

• Ensuring diat existing liv-
ing/learning centers make

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To help bring university research and activities to life, you'll
find a new service on the UM Web site, www.umd.edu/news-
desk. Sound Bytes marries text and audio clips, creating fea-
tures for use by broadcasters and the University community.

The first feature will follow university scientist

Christopher Shuman to the bottom of the world, as he and

an international team trek across 750 miles of Antarctica's

polar desert. As reported in last ■week's Outlook, Shuman

and the team plan to bring back samples of ice for analysis.

From this they hope to learn about the long-term impact

of industrial activity on the environment. Shuman explains

more about the project and Antarctica's rigorous

and simple life in the Sound Bytes feature.

Also, the director of the University's Center for American

Politics and Citizenship, Paul Herrnson, explains why

E-voting — casting ballots on the Internet — is, for the moment,

just an interesting idea. Some communities in two states will

run technical E-voting trials in this week's election.

November 7, 2000

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Maryland

Your Guide to University Events
November 7-16

november 7

2 p.m., Lecture: "When C-
Command Fails: Principles of
Priority and Finality." Derek
Bickerton, University of Ha-
waii. Sponsored by the Dept.
of Linguistics. Contact Graciela
Tesan, graciela@wam.umd.edu.

6-9 p.m„ OU Workshop, "Intro-
duction to Adobe Photoshop," .
4404 Computer & Space Sci-
ence. Call 5-2938, or register
online at www.umd.edu/PT.*

12-1 p.m., Brown bag lecture
and discussion: "Enhancing the
Campus Climate for Racial/
Ethnic Diversiry:A Framework
for Institutional Success," with
Jeffery Milem, associate pro-
fessor, Counseling and Person-
nel Services. 01 14 Counseling
Center, Shoemaker Bldg. Con-
tact Staccy Holmes at 4-7690
or seholmes@wam. umd.edu.

12:30-2 p.m., Panel Discus-
sion ^Environmental Security
in Southern Africa." With
Helen Purkirt, U.S. Naval Aca-
demy. CIDCM Conference
Room, 0139Tydings Hall. For
more information, 5-7490 or
kcousins@gvpt . umd .cdu

3-4 p.m., First Annual William
L Thomas, Jr. Lecture, "Leaders
as Bridge Builders in a 21st
Century Multi-Cultural Ameri-
ca" with Carlos E. Cortes. (De-
tails in For Your Interest
page 4.)

4p.m., Sixth Annual Fischell
Lecture: "Back to the Future:
The Critical Role of Technolo-
gy in Our Lives," by Robert J.
Rosenthal, B.S. '78 Chemistry.
1412 Physics Building. Con-
tact Mary Kearney, CMPS
Deans Office, Alumni and
External Relations, 5-O007.

5 p.m., Symposium: "Context
and the Community: Race,
Ethnicity and Masculinity,"
David Savran, Brown Univer-
sity, and Harry Elam, Stanford
University. In conjunction
with 8 p.m. performance of
"Suburbia." Laboratory Thea-
tre, 2740 Clarice Smith Per-
forming Arts Center. To re-
serve a space, contact Profes-
sor Catherine Schulcr, 5-6688
or cs93@umail.umd.cdu.

6-9 p.m. t OIT Workshop: "In-
termediate Microsoft Excel."

4404 Computer & Space
Science. For information call
5-2938, or register online at
www. umd . edu/PT. *

8 p.m., Performance:"SubUrbia,"
opening night Eric Bogosian's
taut exposure of the American
dream. Pugliese Theatre. Also
showing Nov. 9-1 1 and Nov. 14-

18 at 8 p.m., and Nov. 12 and

19 at 2 p.m. For tickets and
information, call 5-7847.*

10 a.ra.-7:30 p.m., Conference:
"Attending to Early Modern
Women: Gender, Culture, and
Change." The conference runs
for 3 days. For registration in-
formation, contact crbs@umail.
umd.edu or call 5-6830, or sec
www. inform . umd . edu/crbs , *

y4 p.m.. Distinguished Scholar
Teacher Lecture: "Beyond This
Point, There Be Dragons: Map-
ping the Journey to Expertise,"
by Patricia Alexander, Dept. of
Human Development, (Details
in For Your Interest, p. 4.)

4:30-7:30 p.m., OIT Workshop:
"Introduction to Microsoft
Powerpoint." 3330 Computer
and Space Science. Register
online at www.umd.edu/PT, or
call 5-2938.*

8 p.m., Performance: "Mestra
Cobra Mansa ," demonstration
and participatory workshop on
the Brazilian martial arts form
capoeira. A post -performance
discussion will follow. For infor-
mation, call the Clarice Smith
Performing Arts Center, 5-7847.

november 1*

11 a.m.-12 noon, Lectures: "Vis-
ual Function in Regenerated
Eyes" by Alex Potocki, and "Vis-
ual Acuity in the American Kes-
trel" by Matt Gaffhey. Integrated
Neuroscicnce Fall Seminar se-
ries. 1128 Biology/Psychology.
For information, contact Linda
Harvey, lharvey@psyc.umd.edu.

2 p.m., Lecture: "A-movement
and the EPR" with Zelijko
Boskovic, Univ. of Connecticut.
Part of the Linguistics Collo-
quium Series. Contact Graciela
Tesan, graciela@wam.umd.edu.

nfyember t^ttM

2 p.m., Concert: "Masterworks
from the Coolidge Collection."
Ulrich Recital HalLTawes Bldg.
The award-winning Coolidge
String Quartet performs Shoen-
berg's Quartet No. 3, Webern's
Op. 28, Prokofiev's Op. 50 and
more. Call 5-7283 or visit www.
coolidgequarte t. com .

8-10 p.m.,Concert:"Rothenberg-
Smukler-KatzTrio." Part of the
Chamber & Early Music series.
The Inn & Conference Center.
For information, contact Brian
Jose or Kristi Fletcher at 5-4059
or Kfletche@deans.umd.edu.*

november l;

8 a.m. -3 p.m., Conference: "First
Annual Bioscicnces Research/
Technology Review Day." Inn &
Conference Center. (Details in
For Your Interest, page 4.)

9 a.m.-12 noon, OIT Workshop:
"Getting Started with Photo-
shop 5.5." Learn the basic tool
palette; size, crop and retouch
images; save images in Web-
readable formats. 4404 Compu-
ter & Space Science. For more
information, contact the
Training Coordinator at 5-0443
or oit-training@umail.umd.edu

4 p.m., Lecture: "Bach's Music
and Newtonian Science: A
Composer in Search of the
Foundations of His Art " Prof.
Christoph Wolff, William Powell
Mason Professor of Music and
Curator of the Isham Memorial
Library at Harvard University.
Graduate School Distinguished
Lecture series. 200 Skinner. For
more information, call 5-4936.

4 p.m., Lecture: "Heterogeneity
and Stream Ecosystems: From
Population Dynamics to Resto-
ration." Margaret Palmer, Dept.
of Biology, is this week's Ento-
mology Colloquium speaker.
1 140 Plant Sciences. Contact 5-
3938 or db40@umail.umd.edu.

4:30 p.m., Lecture: "In Search
of Mr. Chips: Why the Poorest
Children Need the Best Teach-
ers "The College of Education
presents Gloria Ladson-BUlings,
University of Wisconsin-
Madison. Nyumburu Cultural

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Center. For information, contact
Steven Selden at 5-3566 or at
ss22@umail.umd.edu.

7 p.m., Open Rehearsal: "Guar-
neri String Quartet." Artists-in-
residence of the School of Mu-
sic hold their second on-cam-
pus open rehearsal of the year.
Program includes Haydn's Op.
20 No. 5 in F minor, Bartok's
Quartet No. 3, Beethoven's Op.
127 in EJlat major. Ulrich
Recital Hall.Tawes Bldg. For
more information, call 5-7847.

november 14

3:30-5 p.m., Panel: "Careers in
Service." Learn from veterans of
programs like AmeriCorps about
a variety of post-graduate serv-
ice opportunities. 3134 Horn-
bake Library, S. Wing. Contact
Megan Cooperman, 5-0741 or
m sussman @accmail .umd.edu,

5:30-9 p.m. Concert: "Unsenti-
mental Journeys." Homer Ulrich
Recital Hall. Tickets available at
Tawes Theatre Box Office. For
more information, contact the
Chorus Box Office, 5-5570*

6-9 p.m., OIT Workshop: "Inter-
mediate Adobe Photoshop,
4404 Computer & Space Sci-
ence. Graphic manipulation
using paths and layers; using fil-
ters with text, and prepackaged
macros. Call 5-2938 or register
online at www.umd.edu/PT.*

8 p.m., Concert: "Chamber Jazz
Combo Recital." Student jazz
combos perform original com-
positions as well as works by
Charlie Parker, Wynton Marsalis,
Woody Shaw, Herbie Hancock
andThelonius Monk. Ulrich
Recital Hall,Tawes Bldg. For
more information, call 5-7847.

8-9 p.m. .Lecture; "Science, Poli-
cy and Politics: A View From
Capitol Hill." Eileen McLellan,
who spent a year as a Congres-
sional Fellow, will talk about
the projects she worked on, the
role of science in public policy,
and why scientists should
understand politics. 1140 Plant
Sciences. For more information,
contact Bill Mlnarik at 5-4365
or minarik@geol.umd.edu.

november 1

8 a.m. ^i: 30 p.m., Conference,
"Student Self Empowerment:
Opportunities and Challenges."
The Office of Multi-Ethnic Stu-
dent Education (OMSE) hosts
the 9th Annual Retention 2000
Conference. Colony Ballroom,
Stamp Student Union.

12-1 p.m., R&D Lecture: "Humor
as Unifying and Divisive." With
Dr..Lawrence Mintz, associate
professor and director, Ameri-
can Studies. Contact 4-7690 or
seholmes@wam. umd.edu.

6-9 p.m., OIT Workshop: "Intro-
duction to Adobe PageMaker."

3332 Computer & Space Science.
Introduces professional page
layout techniques, working
with text, importing graphics,
text flow and placement, mas-
ter page setup, running headers
and footers, using editing and
construction tools of the tools
palette. For more information,
call 5-2938 or register online at
www. umd.edu/PT. *

3:30 p.m., Lecture: "Electronic
Bartering." Michael O. Ball, pro-
fessor of decision and Informa-
tion technologies at the Robert
H. Smith School of Business,
will discuss how the Web and
advanced decision models are
resurrecting the oldest method
of commerce for trading. Part
of the Leveraging Corporate
Knowledge seminar series.
Reception to follow. Marriott
Room, Van Munching Hall. For
information and registration, 5-
4888 or gthacker®
rhsmith . umd. ed u .

3:30 p.m.. Distinguished Scholar-
Teacher Lecture: "It's a Bug-Eat-
Bug World; Biodiversity to
Biocontrol," by Robert Denno.
1412 Physics. Reception follows
the lecture. Contact 5-2509 or
rmalone @d eans. umd . edu .

6-9 p.m., OIT Workshop, "Peer
Train i tig Workshop." 4404
Computer & Space Science.
Advance registration is re-
quired. For more information
call 5-2938, or register online at
www,umd.edu/PT. *

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Ralph Lee Hornbake, former
vice president for academic
affairs at the University of
Maryland and the University of
Maryland System, died Nov. 1 in
Silver Spring after a long illness.
He was 87.

A native of western Pennsyl-
vania, Hornbake graduated from

later as president of the Com-
mission on Higher Education of
the Middle States Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools.
His contributions at the state
level included a six-year term
on the Maryland Council for
Higher Education.

Hornbake earned numerous

the California State College in
Pennsylvania, and worked for
one year as a secondary school
teacher in the small town of
AUquippa. He went on to gradu-
ate school at Ohio State
University, where he earned his
MA and Ph.D. degrees in indus-
trial arts.

During World War II, he
supervised training in an air-
plane factory, and after the war
he accepted a one-year fellow-
ship to study the humanities at
Harvard University. He joined
the faculty of the university in
1945 as associate professor of
industrial education. He was
promoted to professor in 1947
and was appointed department
head in 1954. He was an editor
of die leading journal in his
field and president of the Ame-
rican Council on Industrial Arts
Teacher Education. His depart-
ment came to rank as one of
the two best in the nation.

He was named dean of the
faculty in 1956, and in I960 he
was appointed to the newly
created position of vice presi-
dent for Academic Affairs,
which he held until 1969. His
vice presidential appointment
was hailed with great enthusi-
asm by his colleagues who val-
ued his knowledge, wisdom,
and unselfish dedication. A gen-
tieman of great elegance, he
was known for his ability to
charm university presidents,
professors, and members of the
staff with equal facility.

Hornbake served as chief
academic officer during a peri-
od of exploding enrollments,
tremendous budget increases,
and unparalleled acclaim, as
well as the turbulence of the
1960s.

His service to higher educa-
tion was not limited to the uni-
versity. He also served as a mem-
ber, then as vice president, and

honors and awards, including
membership in the Academy of
Fellows of the American Indus-
trial Arts Association, the high-
est citation given by that organ-
ization. His contributions were
also recognized by the universi-
ty when it named its undergrad-
uate library in his honor.

Hornbake retired as vice
president for academic affairs at
the University of Maryland
System in 1979- In retirement,
Hornbake was active in numer-
ous service and civic organiza-
tions serving as president of the
Kiwanis Club of Leisure World
in Silver Spring, the Fireside
Forum, and the Leisure World
Seminars. He also served as
chairman of the Inter-Faith
Chapel Council and of his mu-
tual board of directors. He was
a member of the Pastor Affiliate
Relations Committee, the Univer-
sity United Methodist Church in
College Park and the Inter-Faith
Chapel at Leisure World.

Hornbake was preceded in
death by his wife of 55 years,
Evelyn Young Hornbake, who
died March 9, 1994. He is sur-
vived by his daughter, Barbara
H. Angier of North Bethesda,
son-in-law Frank E. Angier, Jr.,
and grandson, Ryan B. Angier.

Funeral services will be held
at 1 p.m. on Nov. 7 in Memorial
Chapel. In lieu of flowers,
friends are encouraged to make
a memorial gift to "The Friends
of the Library." Checks may be
made payable to the University
of Maryland College Park Foun-
dation, Inc. and mailed to Ms.
Terry Miller, 2105 Pocomoke
Building, University of Mary-
land, College Park, MD 20742.

Paul Wilson Steiner, professor
of plant pathology, died of can-
cer in University Park on Oct.
28. He was 58.

Steiner, who came to the uni-

In Memoriam

versify in 1981, was the co-
developer of Maryblyt, a predic-
tive computer program that
identifies early infestations of
fire blight, a devastating bacteri-
al disease of apples and pears.
Maryblyt is now used in 3 1
states and 26 countries.
Steiner was born Oct. 13,
1942, in Gettysburg, Pa., to
Harold M. Steiner and
Virginia Wilson Steiner.
Steiner's interest in plant
pathology started as a
child — his father was an
associate professor of ento-
mology at Pennsylvania
State University and techni-
cal manager for several
orchards — and continued
into his early adulthood,
when he organized heli-
copter spraying for green
peach aphid and tobacco
hornworm control shortly
after his high school gradu-
ation.

He was a 1964 gradu-
ate of Gettysburg College,
earned his master's degree
in entomology from Cornell
University in 1969 and his PhD
in plant pathology from Cornell
in 1975. Steiner was assistant
professor at the University of
Missouri from 1975 to 1981,
when he joined the Maryland
faculty.

Steiner teamed up with Gary
Lightner of the USDA's Agricul-
tural Research Service to devel-
op Marybh/t, which enabled
growers to predict orchard con-
ditions conducive to fire blight
and thereby know when to
apply plant antibiotics.

He was an invited speaker at
state and local horticultural
societies and a visiting profes-
sor in several European coun-
tries. He chaired sessions at
national and international meet-
ings to discuss new foretasting
methods to improve early
detection of plant diseases.

On his birthday a few weeks
ago, Steiner was honored at
home by members of the Mary-
land State Horticultural Society,
who named him Maryland Fruit
Grower of the Year in recogni-
tion of his 20 years of service
to area fruit growers.

Steiner is survived by his
wife, Leila Tharp Steiner of
University Park, his sons Adam
and Matthew Steiner, and a
granddaughter.

A Memorial Service will be
held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, Nov.
10 atMcmorial Chapel. In lieu of
flowers, his family requests do-
nations be made to the depart-
ment's instructional laboratory
fund in memory of Paul. Checks
should be payable to "Univer-
sity of Maryland," with the
memo line to read: "Paul Steiner
Memorial Fund" They may be
sent to: Department of NRSL,
Attn: K. Hunt, 2102 Plant
Sciences, University of
Maryland, College Park, MD
20742^452.

Robert McCoy, professor and
music director of the Maryland
Opera Studio in the School of
Music, died unexpectedly Oct.
16 at his home in College Park.
He was 48.

A consummate musician and
mentor, McCoy's collaborations
with lyric artists included roles
prepared for the Metropolitan,
Berlin, New York City, Vienna
State, Paris, San Francisco and
Glyndebourne Operas. He per- ,
formed in China and through-
out the United States and
Europe as accompanist, cham-
ber pianist, soloist and conduc-
tor. His American engagements
included the Kennedy Center
and Carnegie Hall. He conduct-
ed master classes throughout
the world, recorded for two
record labels and appeared in
several broadcasts by French
and Austrian National Television
and Radio.

While on the faculty at
Maryland, McCoy also served as
assistant conductor and pianist-
vocal coach with the Washing-
ton Opera. For the past two
decades, he served as artistic
director and conductor of the
Alaska Summer Arts Festival
Opera Theater.

A child prodigy, McCoy was
a church organist and choir
director in his native Fort
Dodge, Iowa, from the age of
10. He went on to earn degrees
in piano performance and
music education at the Uni-

versity of Iowa. In 1982, he
earned the Doctor of Musical
Arts degree in performance-
accompanying at the University
of Southern California, During
this time he also studied music
in Paris on a prestigious
Fulbright Grant. Multilingual
and fluent in French, he taught
at the American College in Paris
the following year.

In 1 984, he returned to the
United States as a visiting pro-
fessor at the University of
Michigan, and one year later, he
joined the faculty .it Maryland
A popular and highly respected
professor, McCoy coordinated
the School of Music's accompa-
nying and vocal coaching degree
programs.

During his career, McCoy
was a recording grant recipient
of the National Endowment for
the Arts and a two-time recipi-
ent of the Maryland Creative
and Performing Arts Grant for
his work in Spanish, Portuguese
and Russian repertoire for voice
and piano. In 1989, the state of
Maryland awarded him the
Governor's Salute to Excellence
in the Arts award.

McCoy is survived by his
parents Marvin and Delores
McCoy of Fort Dodge, Iowa, sis-
ter Lori Marchese of Urbandale
and sister Holly McCoy of
Omaha, Nebraska.

A memorial service will be
held on Nov. 14 at 12:30 p.m. in
Memorial Chapel.

NOTABLE

Andrew D. Wofvin, a pro-
fessor in the Department of
Communication, is one of
eight to receive the newly
established National
Communication Association
Scholarship of Teaching and
Learning Award. The award,
supported by a Carnegie
Foundation grant, recognizes
Professor Wolvin's "excel-
lence in the classroom" and
"pedagogicalfy focused
research and publication."

Dorothy Emanuel
Gardner has been appoint-
ed co-director of the MBA
consulting program at the
Robert H. Smith School of
Business. Through the pro-
gram, second-year MBA stu-
dents consult for leading
area businesses, Fortune 500
companies and government
organizations.

Before joining the Smith
School as co-director,
Gardner was the director of
education and workforce ini-
tiatives for the High Techno-

logy Council of Maryland.
She also has held market
analyst and account exe-
cutive positions with Lucent
Technologies and program
manager positions with
AT&T. She holds a master's
degree in general administra-
tion from University of
Maryland University College
and a bachelor's degree in
business administration from
Howard University.

Marc Nerkwe, professor of
agricultural economics, has
received the honorary
degree of doctor honoris
causa from the University of
Geneva for his contribution
to the use of statistical meth-
ods in economic research.

Since coming to the uni-
versity in 1993, Nerlove has
made significant contribu-
tions to econometrics, time-
series analysis and econom-
ic development through
analysis of agricultural prob-
lems. He is a fellow of five
national professional associ-
ations, a member of the
National Academy of Science
and past officer of four
national and international
professional associations in
the field of economics and
statistics.

November 7, 2000

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The School of Music presents Diali Djimo Kouyate,
with the Maryland African Drum Ensemble and guests,
for an evening of West African drumming and dance,
Mr. Kouyate will perform on the 2 1 -string kora, and
members of the student ensemble will perform
rhythms representing Manding cultural traditions of
Mali, Guinea and Senegal on the Djembe drum orches-
tra. Also featured wil be members of Memory of Afri-
can Culture, a Washington-based performing company.

The event will take place Thursday, Nov. 16 at 8
p.m. in the Ulrich Recital HaU,Tawes Fine Arts
Building. Admission is free. For more information, call
301-405-7847.

Biosciences in Review

The first annual Biosciences Research/Technology
Review Day, modeled after the very successful Electri-
cal Engineering/Computer Science Research Review
Day held last Spring, will be a special open house
event featuring the research of the premier scientists
whose work at Maryland spans the broad field of bio-
science. The all-day program, encompassing the sub-
jects of neurosciences, computational biology and bio-
informatics, biodiversity, ecology and evolution, virolo-
gy, bioengineering, developmental physiology, structur-
al biology, biomachincs and proteomics, is designed to
be informative and stimulating. University researchers
will give scientific presentations and demonstrations
and lead discussions.

Research Review Day will provide a unique oppor-
tunity for executives and professionals in industry and
government to learn about the most recent advances
in bioscience and biotechnology at the university; to
explore the potential for academic-industry-govem-
ment collaboration; and to network with colleagues
who share an interest in the promotion of bioscience
and the bioscience industry.

The event is scheduled for Nov. 13 at the Inn and
Conference Center. The day will begin with continen-
tal breakfast and registration at 8 a.m. The program
suns at 9 a.m. and continues until 3 p.m. A buffet
lunch will be served at noon. Registration is required
but complimentary; the online registration form can
be found at www.umresearch.umd.edu/Bioscience/.
For additional information,
visit the site or contact
MickeyWebbat301-
314-0323.

Bridging the

Omicron Delta
Kappa is pleased to
announce the first annu-
al William L.Thonias.Jr,
Lecture, "Leaders as Bridge Builders in a 21st Century
Multi-Cultural America" featuring Carlos E. Cortes, an
internationally award-winning author, educator and
lecturer.

Cortes, a lender in promoting multiculruralism, is

professor emeritus of history at the University of Cali-
fornia, Riverside. He is the recipient of two book
awards, and after the lecture he will sign copies of his
most recent book, The Children Are Watching: How
the Media Teach About Diversity.

The lecture will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 8 from
5-4 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom Lounge in Stamp
Student Union. Call 301-314^432 for more information.

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What does it mean to be educated in academic
domains like mathematics, history, or science? Why do
some students succeed well in such domains, while
others falter? What role should teachers play in foster-
ing students' continued academic development?

These are among the questions that Patricia A.
Alexander of the Department of Human Develop-
ment will, explore in her Distinguished Scholar-
Teacher presentation entided "Beyond This
Point, There Be Dragons: Mapping the Journey
to Expertise." Specifically, Dr. Alexander will dis-
cuss her program of research that considers the
interplay of knowledge, motivation, and problem
solving in the development of expertise in academ-
ic domains. She will also discuss characteristics of for-
mal education that can either help or hinder students
on their journey toward expertise.

Alexander's lecture will take place on Nov. 9 at 3
p.m. in the Atrium of Stamp Student Union. A recep-
tion will follow. For more information, contact Rhonda
Malone at 5-2509 or at rmalone@dean5.umd.edu .

Urban Education Expert on Campus
for National Education Week

Diversity Panel Reports Results In Three Initiative

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"any times it's the
best teachers that

.reach the most afflu-
ent students. Professor Gloria
Ladson-Billings, a prominent
expert on issues of urban edu-
cation, believes the best teach-
ers should focus on students
with the greatest need.

On Nov. 13 Ladson-Biiilngs
will share her message with
prospective and practicing
teachers and teacher-educa-
tors, educational leaders and
policymakers at the University
of Maryland and Prince
George's County Public School
District. She will be the fea-
tured speaker in a 4:30 p.m.
public colloquium at the uni-
versity s Nyumburu Cultural
Center and will also conduct a
special staff development ses-
sion with Prince George's
county teachers and adminis-
trators at 9 a.m. at Martin's
Crosswinds in Greenbelt.The
two events are hosted by
Maryland's College of
Education as part of its Ameri-
can Education Week celebra-
tion focused on conquering
the minority achievement gap.

Ladson-BUlings is a profes-
sor at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison and a sen-
ior fellow in Urban Education
at the Annenberg Institute for
A Reform at Brown

School

University. Her presentation is
dded "hi Search of Mr. Chips:
Why the Poorest Children
Need the Best Teachers."

"I focus on what we know
about effective teachers for
urban classrooms and what
we need to do to ensure that
more effective teachers prac-
tice in the classrooms of our
nation's poorest and educa-
tionally neediest children," says
Ladson-Billings. She has con-
ducted extensive research on
the relationship between cul-
ture and schooling, particular-
ly successful teaching and
learning strategies for African
American children. She is
author of the book
Dream/keepers: Successful
Teachers of African American
Children,

Edna Mora Szymanski, dean
of Maryland's college of educa-
tion, said Ladson-Billings' visit
is part of the college's ongoing
efforts to better prepare teach-
ers to meet the special needs
of minority students and
urban school districts.
"Because of our partnership
with Prince George's County
Schools, we are particularly
focused on sharing with them
the latest research-based
strategies to help improve
achievement for all students,"
says Szymanski.

Maryland regularly partners
with the school district to
lend its research expertise in
identifying and resolving some
of the specific problems faced
by Prince George's County.
The college is involved in
developing specific interven-
tions to reform low-perform-
ing schools and to improve
instructional support systems.

The college's celebration of
American Education Week also
includes an Alumni Awards
Program on Nov. 14 to recog-
nize die achievements of edu-
cation alumni. The awards and
recipients arc: Outstanding
Leader in Education — Patricia
McGrath Richardson (Ph.D.,
1 981 , elementary education),
superintendent of St. Mary's
County Public Schools; Out-
standing Scholar Lii Education
—William F.Tate (Ph.D., 1991,
mathematics science educa-
tion), associate professor, Uni-
versity of Wisconsin-Madison;
Dean's Award for Outstanding
Achievement — Lydia Minatoya
(Ph.D., 1981, counseling serv-
ices), counselor, North Seatde
Coinm unity College.

The awards program will
feature a presentation by
human development professor
John Guthrie examining litera-
cy trends for young readers of
various etlinic groups.

diversity issues integral parts
of their activities, both aca-
demic and extracurricular, and
ensuring that the centers
enroll diverse groups of stu-
dents.

Mote said he agreed with
the diversity panel that there
are a lot of "excellent diversity-
related teaching, research, edu-
cational and recruitment pro-
grams currently in place on
campus." He called for more
visibility and better coordi-
nation, and he has appointed
an advisory group to further
examine the equity system
and human relations code.

He also said that a new sur-
vey will be developed to help
establish a more comprehen-
sive picture of campus climate
and that the university needs
to do a better job of informing
the campus community and
others about events, programs
and research efforts related to
diversity.

Need-based financial aid
has become a high priority in
university fund-raising efforts,
Mote said. He has asked the
office of Undergraduate
Studies to review model pro-
grams at other universities
that have been effective in
expanding undergraduate
scholarship programs. In addi-
tion, Undergraduate Admis-
sions will increase awareness
of all opportunities for I

cial support to talented stu
dents who participate in pro-
grams like science fairs and
NASA internships. Beginning
next fall, the university will
offer scholarships aimed at
academically qualified stu-
dents who have overcome
diversity. The program is
aimed at encouraging high
school students from
Baltimore City schools to
attend the university.

The action plan also notes
that the office of the vice
president for Student Affairs is
developing a new protocol for
after-care and foUow-up action
on hate-bias incidents, and that
emergency calls should go to
91 1 or to 5-3333. Non-emer-
gency calls or questions about
hate-bias incidents should be
directed to 4-B1AS (2427).

The panel presented its
report to the president in July.
It was published on the uni-
versity's Web site in August
with an invitation to the com-
munity to comment. Mote pre-
pared his response after
reviewing those comments.

To read the president's let-
ter and the entire report, visit
www.inform. umd. edu/PRES/
statement^ divrsp.html on the
university's Web site. The
panel's report Is at www.
inform .umd.edu/CampusInfo/
Departments/PRES/
report_divrpt . html .