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The University of Maryland Faculty and Staff Weekly Newspaper
Volume 15 • Number 22 • March 27, 2001
Woman
of the
Year
Named,
PAGE 7
Joe Murray fully supports Scott Welsh's transition to head coach of Gymkana.
Gymkana Director Knows When to Let Go
Murray Makes Way for New Leadership
Joe Murray is making a point about his
Gymkana troupes academic achieve-
ment. But its hard to focus on what he's
saying, because just behind him, amaz-
ingly fit young people are flying 10 or even 20
feet into the air.
The distraction, however, is an apt demon-
stration of Murray's success as Gymkana troupe
member, fund-raiser, mentor and coach of the
last collegiate exhibirional gymnastic organiza-
tion still touring the United States.
The students are practicing one of the stunts
they will perform during Gymkana's annual
exhibition at Cole Field House on March 30.
Murray is speaking about his long tenure as
their coach — 38 years and counting— and how
he's easing toward retirement while getting his
successor, Scott Welsh, ready to assume the
Gymkana helm.
"My objective is to get Scott Welsh in over
the next rwo years," says Murray. "It's been
difficult for me, after 38 years, to pull away,"
Murray and Welsh, who's standing by, are
pleased to accept a request for a demonstration.
They climb on the balance beam, in their street
shoes and ties, and catch students Shannon
continued on page 4
College of Health and Human Performance
Seeks New Dean
A search for a new dean for the College of Health and Human
Performance will begin in the fall, jerry Wrenn, current interim dean,
will hold the position until June 30, 2002 or until a new dean begins
his or her appointment. Wrenn has served
as interim dean of the college since Aug. 1,1999.
UAA Professor Named Associate
Director of Major Research Center
Turner to Join West Coast Think Tank
The College of Arts and
Humanities' Mark Turner, a
professor of English, wii!
become associate director of the
Center for Advanced Study in the
Behavioral Sciences at Stanford
University. The center is one of three
major independent think tanks in the
country.
Turner, who is also on the faculty
of the doctoral program in neuro-
science and cognitive sciences at
Maryland, will rake office in January
2002, Meanwhile, he will serve as a
fellow and direct a major research
project on cognition, brain and art.
This project will bring together
experts who study the brain with
those who study artistic subject mat-
ters such as painting, sculpture, dann.
and music.
While both groups study what
humans do, until now they have
never had the opportunity to collabo-
rate in an attempt to discover how
human minds work. Turner said.
continued on page 7
Fire Engineer's Challenging Career
Far From Over
Sreven Spivak may have retired
from the university on March 1, bur
it's retirement in name only.
The former chairman of the
Department of Fire Protection
Engineering (FPE) has just pub-
lished a reference book that
could well enhance appreciation
for international standards cov-
ering just about everything. He
will step up his activities in the
many professional organizations
he participates in, and will contin-
ue his work as director of the
American National Standards
Institute (ANSI). And he will expand
his role as a consultant on consumer
fire safety,
"Organizations and universities
need to coin a new term in die
English language: 'early leaving,'
which means to move on and contin-
ue active and fulfilling professional
careers," Spivak says.
"The university says I've retired.
But I'm not unusual at 58. There
are lots of people moving into chal-
a:u
Steven Spivak
lenging new careers at 58."
Only the second person to head
FPE since its inception in 1956,
Spivak says his seven -and-a-half-year
tenure moved the department through
continued on page $
Lend Your Two Cents to
Facilities Master Plan
The face of the universiry is going
to change more and more rapidly over
the next few years than ever before In
irs history, and university officials
want everyone who's here now to help
determine what those changes will be.
Provost Gregory Geoffroy, who
heads the Facilities Master Planning
(FMP) Committee along with
Administrative Affairs Vice President
Charles Sturrz, has scheduled a cam-
pus-wide Town Meeting for this
Thursday, March 29, from 4-6 p.m.
in Lecture Room 1240 of the
Zoology- Psycho logy Building to hear
and react to presentations from three
consultants who are helping the FMP
committee.
The consultants are focusing on
three critical areas that will impact the
■
future development of the campus:
* Stewardship of the physical environ-
menr and sustainable growth;
* Vehicular and pedestrian movement
and parking;
* Regional development and commu-
nity building.
The faciliries master plan is sched-
uled for completion next aurumn, but
cririca! decisions on those three issues
must be made by mid-June, and die
committee wanrs students, faculty and
staff to have an active voice in guiding
those decisions, Geoffroy said, stress-
ing that the purpose of the consult-
ants' presentations b to kick off a
campus-wide dialog.
March 27, 2001
dateline
maryland
T'ues day
9 a,m.-4 p.m., OIT Shorrcourse
Training; "Introduction to MS
Excel." Learn to create a basic
worksheet, create formulas, move
and copy data, and more. 4404
Computer fit Space Science.
Contact 5-0443 or oit-
training@umail.umd.edu, or visit
www. oi t . umd. edu/sc
12:30-2:00 p.m., "Visual Literacy
and Visual Culture." With
Mitchell lifton (Comparative
Literature), Brandon Morse (Art)
and Mary Corbin Sies (American
Srudies). Part of the Digital
Dialogues Spring 2001 series of
brown bag round table discussions
in collaboration with MITH and
ACS. MITH Conference Area
(2nd Floor, Taliaferro Hall).
3-5 p.m. , Meeting: "Speak Out."
The Presidents Commission on
Ethnic Minority Issues invites fac-
ulty, staff and students to speak
out regarding ethnic minority
issues at the university.
Nyumbuni Cultural Center.
3:30 p.m., Seminar: "Demo-
graphy of Inequality Seminar
Series." With Robert Willis,
Department of Economics and
Population Studies Center, Uni-
versity of Michigan. Sponsored by
the Center on Population,
Gender and Social Inequality.
2115 Art-Sociology. Call 5-6403.
4 p.m., Physics Colloquium:
"Nanoscale Fluctuations at Solid
Surfaces." With Ellen D.
Williams, distinguished university
professor, Physics/I PST &
Director of Materials Research
Science and Engineering Center.
1410 Physics. Call 5-3401.
5:30 p.m., Seminar: "Hinman
CEOs Program Successful Entre-
preneur Series," with Robert
Fischell of MedlnTec. Resnick
Auditorium, Glenn L. Martin
Hall. (Details in For Your
Interest, p. 8.)
6-9 p.m., OIT Workshop: "Adobe
Photoshop II: Designing Buttons
and More Photo Editing for the
Web." Prerequisite: Photoshop I.
4404 Computer & Space
Sciences. Call 5-2938 or
cwpost@umd5.umd.edu, or visit
www.oit.umd.edu/pt.*
W e dn e s da y
march 28
9 a.m.- 1 2 p.m., Seminar:
"Introduction to the Integrated
Wealth Management Process,"
with John Girouard, Certified
Financial Planner. For more infor-
mation, call 5-565 1 - To register
on line, visit
Your Guide to University Events
March 27-April 3
www.person ncl.umd.edu.
12-1 p.m.. Research & Develop-
ment Meeting: "Living in a High
Risk Family: A Breast Cancer
Odyssey." With Zora Kramer
Brown, founder. Breast Cancer
Resource Committee. 0114
Counseling Center, Shoemaker
Bldg. Contact sehoImes@
wam.umd.edu.
/
2-5 p.m., Roundtable Discussion,
and 5-7 p.m., Recep-
tion: "Women of the
World: A Global
Collection of Art."
Discussion will be
based on the show,
which features works
by women artists
from 177 countries.
Art Gallery, Art-
Sociology Bldg. Call
5-1472.
Web." 4137 McKeldin (Details b
For Your Interest, p. 8.)
12:15 p.m., Lecture: "CISSM
Forum," with author and histori-
an Jay Winik. 1 1 07 Van Mun-
ching Hall. Followed by reception
and book signing for "April 1865"
from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in the
Atrium, Van Munching Hall.
RSVP to 5-6334 or
hudsonr@wam.umd.edu.
5 p.m., Lecture: "Monrecristo:
ZN
The Beat of Life
Faculty, staff and students are invited to
attend "Words, Beats and Life" Hip- Hop
Week evenrs, which continue March 27-
30, sponsored by the Black Student
Union and Student Entertainment
Events.
6-9 p.m. OIT Work-
shop: "HTML I:
Learn to Create a
Basic Web Page with
HTML Code." Pre-
requisite: a WAM
Account and Basic
Computing Techno-
logies at Maryland.
4404 Computer &
Space Science. Con-
tact 5-2938 or
cwpost@umd5.
umd.edu, or visit www.oit.
umd.edu/pr.'
T^ft urs day
march 29
9-9:45 a.m., Workshop: "Corpo-
rare Time Designate Training."
For experienced users of the CT
online calendar. Registration is
required at www.oit. umd.edu/sc.
Call 5-2945 or e-mail oit-train-
ing@umail.umd.edu, or visit
www.oit.umd.
edu/sc/.WWW/corpreg.html.
9 a.m.-4 p.m., OIT Shortcoursc
Training: "Designing a Relarional
Database." Participants identify
data problems and solve them
with data normalization tech-
niques. Not specific to any one
database application. 4404
Computer & Space Science.
Contact 5-0443 or oit-training
@umail. umd.edu, or visit
www.oi r. umd .edu/sc*
9:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Panel Dis-
cussion: "The Information Re-
volution in China: Joining the
Events of note include a lecture on the
state of hip-hop by rapper Chuck D on
March 28 from 7- 1 p.m. in the Colony
Ballroom, Stamp Student Union, and a
poetry slam on March 29 from 5-7:30
p.m. in the Atrium, Stamp Student
Union.
For more information, visit the BSU Web
site at www.inform.umd.edu/
Student/Cam pus_Activi ties/Student
Org/bsu/events/hlphopAgenda.htm, or
\ call (301) 3 14-8326 x»
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Precolumbian Art and Archae-
ology in the Cloud Forests of
Chachapoyas, Peru." With
Warren Church, Columbus State
University. Part of the "Andean
Visual & Material Cultures" series
sponsored by the Department of
Art History & Archaeology and
Dumbarton Oaks. 2309 Art-
Sociology Building. Contact Flora
Vilches at
fvilches@wam . umd. edu.
7 r i da
march 30
9 a. m. -3: 1 5 p.m. Conference:
"Eighth Annual Teaching With
Technology Conference." The
Center for Teaching Excellence
and the Office of Information
Technology sponsor the 8th
annual conference to celebrate the
accomplishments of faculty using
technology to transform the edu-
cational experience. Free to UM
faculty, leaching assistants and
instructional support personnel;
registration is required. 2 1 30
Stamp Union. For information or
to register, contact Deborah
calendar guide:
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Submissions are due two weeks prior to the date of publication.
To reach (he calendar editor, call 105-7615 or e-maif to outtook@accmail.umd.edu.
'Events are free and open to Ifre public unless noted by an asterisk {*).
Mateik, 5-2945 or
dml6@umail.umd.edu, or visit
www, oi t. umd.edu/ twt,
10 a.m. -12 noon. Workshop:
"Corporate Time Basic Client
Training." Registration is required
at www.oit.umd. edu/sc. Conract
5-2945 or oit-training@
umail.umd.edu, or visit
www. oit.umd.edu/sc/. WWW/
corpreg.html.
12-1:30 p.m., CAWG Forum:
"The Road to Graduation: Some
Attitudes and Behaviors that Fuel
the Journey." Maryland Room,
Marie Mount Hall. (Details in For
Your Interest, p. 8.)
4:30-9 p.m., "Community and
Diversity in International
Perspective: Japanese Dimen-
sions." Learn about Japan's diverse
populations through film, autobi-
ographical fiction, and oral histo-
ries, and meet experts in the field
of diversity education. 0130
Tydings. Light supper included.
Please RSVP to Danitza
Radichevich, 5-7350 or
drl 7 1 @umail.umd.edu-
5 p.m., Lecture: "Imperial Rhe-
toric and the Architecture of
Chimor." With Joanne Pilsbury,
University of East Anglia. Part of
the "Andean Visual & Material
Cultures" series sponsored by the
Department of Art History fit
Archaeology and Dumbarton
Oaks.1213 Art-Sociology.
Contact Flora Vilches at fvilch-
es@wam . umd .edu.
7 p.m., Performance: "Gymkana."
Cole Field House. For tickets &
information, call 5-2566. (Also
see article beginning on p. 1.)*
7 p.m., Lecture: "Recent Work,"
with Edward Jones, RIBA,
Golden Florence Endowed
Lecturer, Part of the Spring 200 1
School of Architecture Public
Lecture Series, Auditorium,
School of Architecture, For more
information, visit
www. i n fo rm . um d . cd u/ARCH /
Current Events/52001 lec.html.
lAonda
S aturda
8 a.m. -3:30 p.m., Symposium:
"It's About Women." Features ses-
sions on financial health, genetics,
brain teasers, redefining beauty
and other topics. Hosted by Holy
Cross Hospital. Inn and
Conference Center. Call (301)
754-8800.
9 a.m. -5:30 p.m., Symposium:
"John Joseph Earley: Expanding
the Art and Science of Concrete."
Fourth Biennial Symposium on
the Historic Development of
Metropolitan Washington, D.C.,
presented by the Latrobe Chapter
of the Society of Architectural
Historians and the UM School of
Architecture. Contact Isabelle
Gournay, Conference Chair, at 5-
6304 or gournay@wam.umd.edu,
or visit www.artnouvcau.org/
latrobe/upcomingevents.html .*
7 p.m., Performance: "Gymkana."
Cole Field House. For tickets Sc
information, call 5-2566. (Also
see article beginning on p. 1.)*
4 p.m., Entomology Colloquium:
"KM, FIBI and PHI: An
Acronymic Assault to Assess
Aquatic Assemblages." With
Raymond Morgan, USM Center
for Environmental Science,
Appalachian Laboratory. 1140
Plant Sciences. Refreshments to
follow. Call 5-3795.
april
T'ue 5 day
9 a.m. -4 p.m., Workshop: "Web
Designer and Developer Pro-
gram," Learn to design accessible
and attractive pages. Covers con-
cepts of copyright and intellectual
property, usability studies and
design aesthetics. Program runs
Tuesdays and Thursdays from
April 3-24 in 4404 Computer &
Space Science. See www.oit.umd.
edu/Web Developer for registra-
tion, fees and prerequisite details.
Contact Deborah Mateik at 5-
2945 or dml6@ umail.umd.edu.*
4 p.m., Physics Colloquium:
"High Temperature Supercon-
ductivity 14 Years On: What
Have We Learned and What are
the Open Questions?" With
Andrew J. Millis, Professor of
Physics, Center for Materials
Theory and Department of
Physics, Rutgers University. 1410
Physics. Call 5-3401.
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Letters to the editor, story sug-
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Outlook
Clarice Smith
Performing Arts
Centhr^at Maryland
Variations on a Theme: Mark Haim
The story goes that dancer Mark
Haim's idea to perform Bach's com-
position "The Goldberg Variations"
came during whar he perceived to be a life-or-
death moment. While walking down the
street in New York City, he Feared getting
killed in a gang fighr and realized his one
regrer would be that he never performed to
"The Goldberg Variations."
Lucky for his audiences, Haim lived to cre-
ate his interpretation of Bach's seminal work,
and brings his performance to the stage of the
Dance Theatte on Wednesday, April 4 and
Thursday, April 5 at 8 p.m. Pianist/composer
Andri Gribou will
provide live accompaniment.
The sense of drama that served as the
motivation for Haim's intetpretation of Bach
is something he keeps alive in his perform-
ance — a keen sense of theatricality that blends
with artistic virtuosiry. In keeping wirh Bach's
piece, which has 30 diverse variations, Haim
blends both light and serious moments into a
unique collection of solos, ranging in length
from one to 10 minutes. Haim doesn't simply
dance along with the music. Anna Kisselgoff,
in The New York Times, said, "He uses it as a
springboard for inventing both movement
and metaphor." Haim goes so far as to have
volunteer audience members come on stage
and move and pose him.
Haim has been commissioned to create
new works for many dance companies
throughout the United
States, Europe and Asia,
as well as restaging wotks
for, among others, the
Joffrey Ballet and Juilliard
Dance Ensemble.
Haim and pianist
Andre Gribou are well-
matched performers.
Haim began his training
as a pianist, while Gribou,
who has performed as a
pianist throughout the
United States and Latin
America, serves as an
associate professor and
music director of Ohio University's School of
Dance.
Audience members should be aware that
there is brief nudity during the performance.
Ticket prices are $20 for adults, $18 for sen-
iors and $5 for full-time students with a stu-
dent ID.
Symphony Orchestra Features Fleisher
The Univetsity of Mary-
land Symphony Orchestra
performs with guest conduc-
tor Leon Fleisher on Thurs-
day, April 12 at 8 pm in the
Concert Hall. The program
fearures the Overture to
"Egmont" by Beerhoven,
Orchestral Variations by
Copland and Symphony #2
bv Rachmaninoff.
The University of Mary-
land Symphony Orchestra
performs a repertoire that
ranges from classical to late-
20th cenrury compositions.
Often called the "musical
jewel of the campus," It
attracts renowned guest con-
ductors who have a strong
commitmenr to working with
students.
In an interview with La
Scena Musicale, Fleisher put
into words why working wirh
talented young people is so
important to him. "My great-
est pleasure is to sec the light
of understanding in a stu-
dents eyes — what I call the
'Aha!' moment. A teacher
should be irresistible, should
find THE way of getting
information across... We have
to serve music."
For tickets and informa-
tion, contact the Ticket
Office at (301) 405-7847.
The International Piano Archives at Maryland house thousands of
piano recordings, books, scores and more.
Arts Library Offers Wealth
of Information, Comfort
amagine a library where the
music class called "The
History of Rock and Roll"
can be made available over
the Interner. Or where a
computerized player piano can record
performances. Those arc some of the
more unusual facts about the new per-
forming arts library ar The Clarice
Smith Performing Arts Center, one of
the campus' best-kept secrets.
A state-of-the-art library with a
soaring two-story teading room, it is
both a high-tech library of the furure
and one that lends itself to leisurely
and comfortable study. Bruce Wdson,
head of the library, says that it "sets a
tone for other libraries to aspire to."
"The library was designed with
great sensitivity to the end-user," says
Wilson. Parrons can accommodate
theit individual study styles by choo-
sing to sit at tables, on soft chairs, in
sequestered carrels or in reading areas
in the main research space.
The research library is among the
largest of its kind in the United States.
A sophisticated analog and digital
audio distribution system allows library
staff to send a recording to a carrel.
The International Piano Archives
at Maryland, a major center for the
study, appreciation and preservation of
piano performance, is also housed
here. Ir contains 96 percent of all com-
mercial piano recordings, more than
60,000 books on music, rheater and
dance, and 8,000 piano scores (borh
printed and in manuscript).
The collections also include archival
material related to music education,
band history, ethnomusicology, music
librarianship, arrs education and
American music scholarship, among
other areas.
One of the most beautiful architec-
tural features of the petforming arts
library is the piano room, where the
library's collection of piano rolls is
housed. The room includes a Boescn-
dorfter Imperial 290 SE computerized
piano, one of 37 in the world. The
ultimate goal is to digitize the collec-
tion of piano rolls. The piano room is
also a charming venue for events, and
has been used for everything from
press conferences to receptions.
The sraff is happy to give tours of
rhe library. To arrange one, call (301)
405-9217. Library hours are Monday-
Thursday from 8:30 a.m.- 10 p.m.;
Friday from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.;
Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and
Sunday from 12 noon-10 p.m.
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—
Mozart Murder Mystery
A
If you like to mix a little mystery with your Mozart, join us Tuesday, April 10 from
5:30-7 p.m. in (he Laboratory Theatre for another free and Informal Take Five event.
Join Bruce Adoiphe, a music man with many talents — such as composer, author, actor,
pianist, music educator and scriptwriter — as he lends characters and subplots to
Moan's Piano Quartet in G Minor and turns it into a murder mystery.
Adoiphe approaches music like a gourmet five-course meal, digging in and relishing
each savory musical moment. Combining theatricality, comedy and music scholarship,
Adolphe's Mozart Murder Mystery gives new meaning to music appreciation.
The Muir
Quartet
Among the nation's
finest string quartets, the
Muir will play works by
Haydn and Shostakovich
on Friday, April 6 at 8 pm
he Inn and
onference Center, They
will be joined by Oovid
Shifrln, world-famous
Artistic Director of The
Chamber Music Society
of Lincoln Center, for a
performance of Mozart's
Clarinet Quintet.
March 27, 2001
NOTABLE
Ellen Williams, director of the NSF Materia!
Research Science and Engineering Center at
the University of Maryland, received the
David Adler Lectureship Award for her explo-
rations of surface structure and for effective
communication of these scientific results.
The Center for Environmental Energy
Engineering (CEEE) has received the 2000
Educational Institution of the Year award
from Oak Ridge National Laboratory
{ORNL) for research in support of ORNL
and its mission. The award was given for the
center's work in the Chesapeake Building.
The goal of this research effort is to develop
technologies that offer buildings a wide range
of utilities while reducing energy consump-
tion by more than 30 percent and global
warming gas emissions by more than 45 per-
cent
ORNL conducts basic and applied
research and development to create scientific
knowledge and technological solutions that
strengthen the nations leadership in key areas
of science; increase the availability of clean,
abundant energy; restore and protect the
environment; and contribute to national
security.
Several engineering instructors received NSF
Faculty Early Career Developmenr awards.
Their names and departments are as follows:
Steve Buckley, mechanical engineering;
Donald Young, electrical and computer engi-
neering and University of Maryland Institute
for Advanced Computer Studies; Babis
Papadopoulos, electrical and computer engi-
neering and Institute for Systems Research;
Sheryi Ehrman, chemical engineering; Eric
Seagrcn, civil and environmental engineer-
ing; and Ichiro Takeuchi, material and
nuclear engineering. Buckley also received an
Office of Naval Research Young Investigator
award.
Linda S. Kauffman, professor of English and
a Distinguished Scholar-Teacher, has been
awarded a Fulbright grant to teach in the
Netherlands. She will be rhe Walt Whitman
Distinguished Chair of American Culture at
the Universiry of Groningen next fall. She is
author of six books, including her most
recent, "Bad Girls and Sick Boys: Fantasies in
Contemporary An and Culture" (1998). It
explores contemporary literature, film and
an, as well as issues in contemporary culture
and politics.
Roberta Coates has been appointed Interim
Assistant to the President for Affirmative
Action and Equity effective April 1. In this
important role, Roberta will take on several
key assignments, including chairing the
Equity Council, staffing several Presidential
Commissions, cootdinaring the Equity
Council's May 2001 Conference, and helping
to organize the first University of Maryland
"Diversity Day."
While serving in this interim position,
Coates will continue to perform some of her
current duties as Ombudsperson. Kevin
McDonald, Campus Compliance Officer in
the Human Relations Office, has agreed to
assume a ponion of her caw load in the
Ombuds Office while she serves in this inter-
im capacity.
Gymkana
continued from page 1
Teates and Rachel Pedri as they do a
backbend walkover and a handstand.
Then Murray and Welsh jump back to
the floor to do an angel stand. The sym-
metry is pleasing; master supports
apprentice, who
holds his arms out
as if to take wing.
Students stop
their activities to
observe, even
worry a little
about the possibil-
ity of their coach
needing a spotter.
No problem.
He's been ar this
gymnastics stuff a
long rime.
Murray first
arrived at Maty-
land in 1962 on a
full wrestling
scholarship, earn-
ing his bachelor's
degree in physi-
cal education,
recreation and
health in 1967
and his MA in
1969. For the
next nine years,
he taught gym-
nastic teacher
preparation cours-
es and became
involved with the
Gymkana troupe as an assistant coach to
George F. Kramer.
Kramer had taken over as head
Gymkana coach from David A. Field,
who founded the program in 1 946. And
Murray became part of this master-
apprentice tradition when he assumed the
Gymkana head coach position in 1985.
Over the years, exhibitional gymnas-
in the College of Health and Human
Performance and, by extension, the uni-
versity.
"That's when we envisioned the idea
of representing the college by promoting
drug-free lifestyles," Murray says. "That's
when the emphasis went to the troupe
pledging to be drug-free."
cenr. We are trying to instill in our own
people the idea of living a drug-free life.
We hope they will believe it, not just
pledge it."
It makes sense; being high (or hung
over) and being upside down 1 5 feet in
the air just don't mix. And because
Gymkana accepts all comets without
Members of the Gymkana troupe warm up for the serious work by springing into airborne splits.
Gymkana's future and present head coaches demonstrate
the strength ond control necessary for gymnastic success.
tics dwindled on college campuses as
competitive gymnastics emerged. When
Murray rook over as coach, he and his
coeducational troupe decided to respond
to these changes by creating a new team
ethos. Something to make it special with-
Gymkana members must pledge not
to smoke, drink or use illegal drugs. They
can choose between two alternatives: 100
percent abstention for the duration of the
season, that is, from the end of August to
mid-April; or 100 percent abstention
year-round for as long as they are mem-
bers of the troupe. Murray says most
freshmen take the nine-month pledge
their first year,
but from then on
commit all the
way.
"We're not
purists," Murray
says. "We're not
trying to say alco-
hol is not a part
of human society.
We are offering
an alternative."
The absten-
tion pledge has
evolved over time.
At first, Murray
was willing to
adhere to what he
calls "the gray
line," that is, try-
ing not to make
the pledge so
black and white.
Under that phi-
losophy, there
wete no objec-
tions to an occa-
sional glass of
wine, a glass of
beer with pizza
when out with
friends, a toast on
New Year's Eve.
"The problem
is, one glass of
beer leads to two
glasses of beer
leads to a pitcher of beer," Murray says.
"We are telling the community we are
drug- and alcohol free. If one of our
members is seen with a glass of wine ot a
drink at a party, we become hypocrites.
So we've asked them to pledge 100 per-
regatd to past gymnastic or even athletic
experience, it's in the students' best inter-
est to work at their peak, unimpaired ath-
letic ability.
Ideally, says Murray, that striving will
spill over into all aspects of the students'
lives. "I'm not just interested in teaching
them how to do a flip," he says. "I'm
interested in how they develop character,
treat other people, find happiness in their
ives.
He's also interested in the effects of
Gymkana on academic performance. This
yeat, the 45 members of the troupe have
a collective 5.6 GPA, Seventeen of them
have a 4.0 GPA. "It's the highest academ-
ic average we've ever had," Murray says.
Gymkana is funded through the
University of Maryland Foundation, and
its 600 alumni regularly contribute to the
troupe. They also raise money through
their summer camps and their annual
exhibition, informally known as the
Home Show.
They give back with lots exhibitions.
During the Korean War, Gymkana trav-
eled ovetseas to entertain the troops.
These days, they perform at area school
assemblies, half-time shows and other
special events, where they are buoyant
examples of their philosophy of clean liv-
ing.
It was at such a performance that
Welsh heard the call. He first saw
Gymkana during half-time at a Maryland
basketball game in 1 99 1 . "That next
Monday, I came in," he says. "And I have
been here ever since."
Welsh, a 1 996 studio art graduate, had
no experience with gymnastics prior to
joining Gymkana. "I was looking for a
program on campus that had like-minded
individuals. I wasn't interested in the
alcohol scene," he says.
That interest has grown into what
Welsh hopes will be a long career,
although he's open about the tenuousness
of his anticipated new job as head coach.
"There is very little security in this
position," he says. "Because Gymkana is
self-
funded, continued on page 5
Outlook
Teens Will Vote, but Not Run for Office as
Adults, Says Study Led by UM Professor
hat do young
people
around the
world chink
and know
about democracy and government?
Do they understand how demo-
cratic institutions work? Do they
expect to vote or take part in odier
civic activities as adults? And what
role does school play in preparing
adolescents for civic and political
life?
These are among the questions
addressed in a rigorous research
study released by the International
Association for the Evaluation of
Educational Achievement (IEA),
the organization responsible for the
much-heraidedTIMSS, the Third
International Mathematics and
Science Study.
In this seven-year study of citi-
zenship and education, IEA
researchers examined what repre-
sentative samples of teenagers think
and know about democracy and
government. "Citizenship and
Education in Twenty-eight
Countries: Civic Knowledge and
Engagement at Age Fourteen'
Includes country-by-country com-
parisons of knowledge, skills, atti-
tudes and expected participation in
democratic life gathered from
almost 90,000 students during
1999.
Judith Totney-Purta, a UM pro-
fessor of human development, is
chair of the study's steering com-
mirrce and lead author of the
report. The other authors are
Rainer Lehmann.who directed the
International Coordinating Center
at the Humboldt University of
Berlin; Hans Oswald and Wolfram
Schufz.
The study reports the results of
student performance on a test of
civic knowledge and skills in inter-
preting political information in
both new and long-standing
democracies; Australia, Belgium
Gymkana
continued from page 4
there are a lot of risk factors.
It's a [Health and Human
Performance] college-spon-
sored program, but like any
other program, it could be cut
at any time. I made the deci-
sion to forgo a secure position
and go with what I really
loved."
In fact, Murray pressed
Welsh to consider his decision
carefully. "But no mattet how
many times he said, 'Are you
sure? There's no security
there,' I just couldn't turn
away," Welsh says.
"Dr. Murray is considered
one of the foremost leaders in
exhibition gymnastics. It was
a dying breed. I'm just trying
to learn as much as I can
from him over the next cou-
ple of years, to uphold the
tradition and carry Gymkana
into the future."
(French), Bulgaria, Chile,
Colombia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, England,
Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece,
Hong Kong (SAR), Hungary, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Russian
Federation, Slovak Republic,
Slovenia, Sweden, Switzetland and
the United States.
Other topics in die reporr
include the degree to which stu-
dents are involved in political life;
their trust in government and
media, as well as theit preferences
for sources of news; attitudes
towards immigrants and political
rights for women; and gender dif-
ferences.
Young people believe that good
citizenship includes the obligation
to vote and to obey the law, reports
the study. However, four out of
five students do not intend to par-
ricipace in conventional political
activities such as joining a political
party, writing letters to newspapers,
or being a candidate for a local
office.
Nevertheless, students are will-
ing to become engaged in other
Forms of civic life such as collecting
money for a social cause or charity,
and they believe it is important for
adult citizens to participate in com-
munity and environmental gtoups.
The IEA study also found that
schools that model democratic
practices in classrooms, by creating
an open climate for discussing
issues, are most effective in pro-
moting civic knowledge and
engagement among students.
However, across countries many
students do not experience this
positive cype of classroom environ-
ment.
"The LEA Civic Educacion
Study confirms that schools can
play an important role in preparing
our young people to be more
knowledgeable about democratic
processes and more engaged in
civic life," said Torney-Purca.
"By teaching civic content and
skills, modeling democtatic prac-
tices in classrooms, emphasizing
the importance of elections, and
providing opportunities for stu-
dents to participate in civic-orient-
ed extra-curricular activities,
schools can contribute significantly
to encouraging today's students to
become tomorrow's participating
citizens,"
Comparatively, the United
States did well on the IEA assess-
ment. Students scored significantly
higher than the international mean
in civic knowledge. They also
scored above the international
mean with respect to measures of
civic engagement, such as expected
participation in political activities
(i.e., intent to voce).
In addition, students in the
United States scored significantly
highet dian the international mean
with regard to measures of civic
attitudes such as trust in govern-
ment institutions, positive attitudes
toward immigrants and support for
women's political righes.
This report will be followed by
individual national reports. These
will provide further analysis of the
knowledge and attitudes of stu-
dents on a country by country
basis. The report of results focus-
ing on the United States is sched-
uled for release on April 27, 200 1 ,
at the annual meeting of the
Education Writers Association in
Phoenix, Arizona. i
Smith School Launches
Netcentricity Laboratory
Corporate Support Exceeds $6 Million
Gymkanas Home Shorn will
take place March 30 and 31
at 7 p.m. in Cole Field House.
Tickets at the door are $5 (or
$4 in advance) for students,
faculty and staff. For the gen-
eral public the price is $6 for
children under 12 and $7 for
adults. For more information,
call (301) 405-2566.
The Robert H. Smith
School of Business has
launched its
Neccentricity Laboratory to
study and model netcentricity
as a competitive force of the
Internet economy,
Netcentricity is the power
of digital netwotks to distrib-
ute information instantly
through global connectivity,,
real-time collaboration, and
rapid and continuous
exchange.
The Netcentricity
Laboratory at the Smith
School is the first academic
center to be a partner of Sun
Microsystems' iForcesm
Initiative, Through iForcesm,
Sun is creating a wotldwide
community of strategic part-
ners to help customers imple-
ment dot-com solutions.
"Netcentricity is having and
will continue to have a phe-
nomena! impact on how we
conduct business," says
Howard Frank, dean of the
Smith School. "Our new labo-
ratory is providing the knowl-
edge and expertise needed to
succeed in the fast-paced digi-
tal economy."
An advanced teaching,
research, and corporate facility,
the Netcentricity Laboratory
encompasses technology
frameworks for supply chain
management and electronic
commerce, financial trading,
and behavioral studies to test
and simulate netcentricity's
impact on business practices.
It is a state-of-the-art testing
ground for organizations that
want to achieve increased pro-
ductivity and efficiency
through digital networks.
For example, using models
and simulations based on teal-
time information, managers
can test and modify business
scenarios, exploit advanced
technologies, and understand
the behavior and performance
aspects of virtual work groups.
There will be a national
conference showcasing the
power of netcentricity March
30 and 3 1 . "Netcentricity:
Measuring Its Impact,
Mapping Its Future" will be
held at the Smith School of
Business. Fot more informa-
tion, visit
www. rhsmith.umd.edu.
Murray and Welsh know how to spot the
talent — In this case, that of Shannon
Teates (I) and Rachel Pedrl (r).
Spivak
continued foam page 1
an important transition period.
"1 followed Professor
Emeritus John L. Bryan, who
served for almost four decades,"
Spivak says. James A. Milke is
serving as interim department
chain Spivak notes that he
expects the incoming depart-
ment chair to be named within
60 days.
Now that the university is
well on its way to becoming a
premiere research institution,
Spivak says, "the challenge is to
continue to grow the research
programs and build on gradu-
ate research and education in
concert with our collaborative
engineering departments."
Fire Protection Engineering
is the only such program in
North America that is accredit-
ed by ABET, the Accreditation
Board of Engineering and
Technology. The discipline
developed from the implemen-
tation and interpretation of
codes and standards directed at
fire safety. The Maryland pro-
gram is also unique in offering
a bachelor's degree in FPE. The
program currendy boasts some
90 undergraduates, 40 gradu-
ates and more than 800 alum-
ni.
"We have this unbelievable
network of alumni," says
Spivak. "One of my challenges
and accomplishments has been
to maintain the close relation-
ships between faculty, students
and alumni, a strong tradition
built by Professor Bryan."
The Maryland FPE faculty
get called when fire marshals or
arson investigators are dealing
with fires so complex they need
engineers to figure them out.
Pethaps the most visible such
task was when James Quintiere
gave expert testimony in the
federal government's successful
defense in a lawsuit brought by
Branch Davidians who survived
the burning of their headquar-
ters in Waco, Texas. Quintiere
is the first to receive the $2.5
million endowed John L. Bryan
professorship in FPE.
"We get called for these
high-level investigations
because our faculty have inter-
national reputations," Spivak
says.
Splvak's specialty fot the
past 30 years at UM has been
in textiles, furnishings, fire and
flam inability. At the same time,
he has emerged as an interna-
tional expert on standards and
standardization. His new book,
"Standardization Essentials:
Principals and Practice," was
co-authored with F. Cecil Bren-
ner, who died two years ago.
The book has been endorsed
by ASTM, the American
Society for Testing and
Materials. Written as a primer,
it may be the only one of its
kind available and current,
Spivak says. It defines common
terms, clarifies descriptions,
describes how standards can
both restrain and stimulate
continued on page 7
March 27, 2001
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c
ultivating Pride and Awareness
"We are basically expanding our
faculty by 25 of the biggest
experts in the world. This is one
of the (research) partnerships that
really makes sense. It can make
us one of the leaders in this
field." — The field is global
warming, and the speaker is
President CD. Mote Jr.,
announcing the university's
partnership with the Depart-
ment of Energy 's Pacific
Northwest National
Laboratory. Despite the name,
the Laboratory employs many
of its scientists in Washington,
and they and campus faculty
will combine to form the Global
Change Research Institute to he
located north of campus on
Route I. ^Baltimore Sun, March
m
"He (Hugh Newell Jacobsen) said
he hasn't completed the design
but can say the alumni center
will be made of red brick with
white trim, like most buildings
on the College Park campus.
'Good architecture, like a well-
mannered person, never shouts at
the neighbors.' " — Without
shouting, alumnus Hugh Newell
Jacobsen has fashioned a career
that allowed him to be selected
one of the worlds top 100
architects a year ago m
Architectural Digest magazine.
His design of the $21 million
Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center
will greet visitors to the campus
at the main gate. (Baltimore
Sun, March 12)
"Skewed perceptions also reveal
themselves in the widespread
conviction that Americans are
time-stressed in a historically
unprecedented way... As John
Robinson of the University of
Maryland and John Godbey of
Penn State University have
demonstrated, today typical
Americans have more leisure time
than at any point in the nation's
history."
— The New York Times refors to
the research of sociology profes-
sor John Robinson, director of
the Americans' Use of Time
Project. That research often
contradicts popular notions
that our lives are more
crammed with things to do than
ever. (March II)
"I think something can happen
here that is unlike anything that
happens on any other university
campus.... We truly hope to blur
the lines between performance,
learning and community." —
Susan Farr, executive director
of the Clarice Smith
Performing Arts Center, vali-
dates her feelings about the arts
complex by pointing to the size
of the performance halls in
relation to the performing arts
departments. The synergy of
the Center allows visiting artists
to be closely
related to instruction, and the
audience a place to watch
careers grow and mature.
(Baltimore Sun, March II)
"It will be as least as violent as
XFL football, with unfortunately
the same rating." — Eric Uslaner,
professor of government and
politics,
predicts a political slugftst as
campaign finance reform begins
debate in the U.S. Senate.
(Philadelphia Inquirer, March
10)
"If there is indeed an economic
downturn in progress at the
moment, there will be a lot of
people in the middle who will
need the protection of the bank-
ruptcy law. The current legisla-
tion could drastically curtail their
access to a fresh start." —
Lawrence Ausubet, projessor of
economics, speaks of the over-
haul of bankruptcy law the
U.S. Congress is undertaking.
(Christian Science Monitor,
March 15)
"Most consumers (now) have lit-
tle incentive to switch from e-
commerce to m-commerce."
— If you just began understand-
ing e-commerce, get ready for
m-commerce. The Internet is
coming to your hand held elec-
tronic helper, and P.K. Kannan
predicts mobile-commerce will
be essential to companies whose
products or services are time-
constrained Kannan, associate
director of the Center for E-
Service, says these companies
should have m-commerce initia-
tives in place. (Network World,
February 26)
"I hope that people of faith will
not try to apply the Bible to
answer questions better put to
science, and I hope that people of
science will be open to the
insights of religion in the applica-
tion of science and technology in
the world." —William Phillips
is a Nobel Prize winner and
was recently named to head and
create a world-class atomic,
molecular and optical physics
group at Maryland Although
religion and science have little
in common in many scientific
quarters, Phillips is both a laser
physicist and Christian. (The
World and I, March 2001)
"For better or worse, young peo-
ple looking for colleges make
decisions on academic reputation
but also on social variables. They
look at the campus and diversity
in photos and on the Web." —
Sharon Hurley, acting director
of the African American studies
program, assesses bow students
of color approach their selection
of schools. The quote came in
an article generated by the Uni-
versity of Wisconsin changing a
photograph of students to imply
more diversity than the original
photo. (Chronicle of Higher
Education, March 16)
As director of the
Office of Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender Equity, Luke
Jensen's job is to make sure
the campus is aware of and
sensitive to this smaller com-
munity.
He will help achieve this
abjective in no small way
with "Pride Days;
Celebrating the Lives of Les-
bian, Gay, Bisexual & Trans-
gender People," three weeks
of films, performances, a
symposium and discussions
from March 26-April 13-
Jensen seems most proud
of the fact that the activities
involve members of several
campus groups. "There is so
much enthusiasm. We ended
up doing a lot more this
year," he said. "The film fes-
tival was coordinated by the
Graduate Lambda Coalition.
Queer Central is hosting the
discussion nights. The
President's Commission on
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender Issues is spon-
soring the symposium, "Sex
and the University," and the
Black Student Union is spon-
soring a forum on homopho-
bia in hip- hop.
"My role is publicity. The
real work is being done by
the students."
Jensens office, and his
position, are only going into
their third year. It is the
result of a recommendation
made In the report, "Embra-
cing Diversity," done by the
Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual
Staff and Faculty Association
in conjunction with the
Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual
Alliance. Though a resource
center was envisioned, then-
President William Kirwan
refused it and accepted a rec-
ommendation to create the
LGBT commission. Jensen
became chair.
"The commission then
recast the proposal, worked
with the provost and the cab-
inet approved it just before
the beginning of the 1999
fiscal year," says Jensen.
It was envisioned as a
broad-based resource center
for several communities, in
the theme of the Office of
Multi-Ethnic Student
Education or the
International Education
Service.
"When you say [just] the
gay community, the default is
male, mostly white male. You
erase the experiences, the
needs of women. The reali-
ties are very different. The
transgendereds' realities are
even further removed."
>er
As an outspoken memfc
of the campus gay commum
ty, it seemed natural for
Jensen to be plucked from
his position as chair of the
president's LGBT commis-
sion to head the LBGT
Equity office.
Jensen came to the univc-r
sity in 1988 to reach and
study 19th century music.
However, the harmony he
creates now is between
humans, and not instru-
ments. Jensen doesn't seem to
mind the switch.
"Pride is an important
pan of identity development,
especially for anyone with an
identity that is stigmatked in
any way," he says. "Sexuality
doesn't really come to the
forefront until adolescence.
This is an issue people begin
to deal with in their college
years. We don't have any
LGBTs that come in as fresh-
man, bur a whole lot gradu-
ate," he says, laughing.
He gets serious, though,
when he talks about his mis-
sion. "We want to help creat
happy, healthy adults who
move through the university
in a successful way."
Pride Days Schedule of Events, March 27-April 3
Tuesday, March 27
6 p.m., Support Group:
"Woman 2 Woman." 3205
Jimenez. A peer support group
for lesbian, bisexual, and trans-
gender women co-sponsored
by the Pride Alliance and
Woman's Circle,
8 p.m., Film: "The Water-
melon Woman." LeFrak
Auditorium. Sponsored by the
Graduate Lambda Coalition,
the HoffTheatre and the Allies
Project. A young black woman
working in a video store is
making a documentary about
an obscure black actress from
the 1930s. When she discovers
that the actress, known as "the
Watermelon Woman," had a
white lesbian lover, she frills in
love with a white woman her-
self.
Wednesday, March 28
7 a.m., "Good Morning Com-
muters." Stamp Student Union
Atrium. Sponsored by the
Office of LGBT Equity.
Thursday, March 29
2-4 p.m., Discussion:
"Masculinity, Femininity, and
Homophobia in Hip-Hop."
2111 Stamp Student Union.
Sponsored by the Black
Student Union and the Pride
Alliance. Panel discussion
berween members of the hip-
hop community and the Gay
and Lesbian Alliance Against
Defamation [GLAAD].
5 p.m.. Discussion: "God and
Gays." Hillel Multipurpose
Room. Sponsored by the Pride
Alliance. Join a group of local
clergy and persons of faith to
discuss the relationship of reli-
gion and the gay community.
Friday, March 30
Symposium: "Sex and the Uni-
versity." Nyumburu Cultural
Center. Sponsored by the
President's Commission on
LGBT Issues, A one-day sym-
posium on human sexuaiities.
For more information, contact
Liora Moriel, Iml42@
umail.umd.edu.
Monday, April 2
1 2 noon. Brown Bag Dis-
cussion: "Compare and Con-
trast: Scott Freid and Chris
Bell," Room TBA, Stamp
Student Union. Sponsored by
the Panhellenic Association,
Alpha Omicron Pi, Zeta Beta
Tau, and the Office of Campus
Programs. With Scott Freid, a
motivational speaker who deals
with issues of HIV; and Chris
Bell, HrV activist and author.
2 p.m., Lecture: "Viewing
Against the Frame: A Con-
versation with New York Film-
maker David Sigal." 101
Susquehanna Hall. Sponsored
by the Comparative Literature
Program. Sigal will share his
expertise on making and mar-
keting independent films and
videos.
6 p.m., "Safe Space" with spe-
cial guest Chris Bell. 1 139
Stamp Srudent Union. Chris
Bell will join the group to talk
of his experiences with HrV
and AIDS.
Tuesday, April 3
10:30 a.m., Training Session:
"Working With Students and
HIV." 1 137 Stamp Student
Union. Sponsored by the
Office of Campus Programs.
Join Chris Bell for a faculty/
staff training session and work-
shop on working with issues of
HIV.
6 p.m., Dinner and
Discussion: "HIV In Our
Communities: An Evening of
Insight and Answers." Prince
Geotge's Room, Stamp Student
Union. Sponsored by the
University Health Center.
Dinner and panel discussion
on the effects of HIV in the
African American, Latino and
LGBT communities.
6 p.m., Support Group:
"Woman 2 Woman," 3205
Jimenez. (See Tuesday, March
27 for details.)
8 p.m.. Film: "The Wedding
Banquet." LeFrak Auditorium,
Sponsored by the Graduate
Lambda Coalition, the Hoff*
Theatre, and the Allies Project.
The lighthearted story of a
Taiwanese man in the U.S.
struggling with culture,
arranged marriage and coming
For more information, contact Will Simpkins at wsimpkins@union.umd.edu or at (301) 314-7174.
Outlook
For 'Outstanding Woman/ it's All in a Day's Work
Sapienza Baronc, administrative assis-
tant to the president, refused to give
her resume to William Deader when
he asked a few weeks ago. The vice
president for research and dean of the
graduate school would n'r tell her why he need-
ed ir.
Now that she knows it was for her nomina-
tion for, and eventual selection as,
Outstanding Woman of rhe Year by the
Presidents Commission on Women's Issues,
she Feels a bir sheepish about being difficult.
"I had no idea," she says. "Of course, I'm
posirivley thrilled. When Dr. Mote raid me, I
didn't believe him."
Actually, being difficult is the antithesis of
Ba rones character. Her letters of recom men da-
rt on sound like a broken record; Barone raises
service to the university to an an form. Peers
use adjectives such as "indispensable," "smart,"
"engaging," "committed." They note her
quickness to volunteer for any number of tasks,
and her ability to cheerfully work long hours.
"Though Sapienza's job ride reads Assistant
to the President, a more appropriate title would
be Assistant to the University," wrote Barbara
C. Quinn, executive director of university rela-
tions,
"Her most important duties fall into rhe
category of 'other duties as assigned'," wrote
Desrler. "When we need it done right, in a
manner that protects and fosters the best in
the institution, Sapienza is the one petson we
turn to time after time."
Barone, the first non-faculty woman ro
receive the honor in four years, feels rhe
honor is one she shares with other staff mem-
bers on campus.
"1 know how many hundreds of thousands
of staff people dedicate themselves to the universi-
ty," she says. "This shows an appreciation, that staff
arc important. I've always felr appreciated. I hope it
starts a trend."
Barone worked part-time for the university while a
student here. When she graduated in 1 977 with a
degree in English, she became a full-rime staffer. She has
worked for the presidents office since 1988.
"Sapienza is a wonder — I have never encountered a
more hard working and deeply committed servant of rhe
university," said President CD. Mote Jr. "Her wit and
charm are as completely disarming as her work Is excel-
lent. She's a most deserving 2001 Woman of the Year."
The award was esrablished in 1977, with its first
awardee being Elske Smith, Ph.D., then assistant vice
chancellor for academic affairs. Nominees should have
been on campus for at least five years and demonsrrated
excellence in:
Sapienza Barone fosters what Is best in the university.
• Service to the university community above and
beyond the call of duty
• National recognition for research or literary
achievement
• National recognition for or leadership in
professional societies or athletics
• Outstanding campus administrative
achievement
• Service to women and women's issues in higher
education, including those involving diversity in
women's experiences
• Excellence in teaching, advising and/or
mentoring
• Service ro the broader community.
An awards reception will take place Wednesday,
March 28 from 3-5 p.m. in the Prince George's Room,
Stamp Student Union. The campus community is
invited to this free event.
Turner Joins Think Tank
continued from page 1
Turner was a natural choice, said
Charles Caramello, chair of the
Department of English ar Maryland.
"He has a distinguished record of
rest den rial fellowships at major
research centers, and his own
research brilliandy bridges the rwo
cultures of humanities and sciences.
He brings exrraordinary experience
and expertise to this position."
Turner, who will remain on
Maryland's faculty and will continue
to be actively involved widi graduate
students, said he is honored. "The
center offers an illustrious tradition
of research, a full array of intellectual
and administrative challenges, an
inspiring new director-designate, a
sophisticated and powerful staff and
an international family of eminent
fellows."
Each year, the center invites
approximately 45 scholars to do
research, Turner said. Fellows are
experts in any of 13 fields, including
policy, social science, economics and
comparative literature. Turner spe-
cializes in whar makes human beings
so creative compared wirh other
species.
Turner said his goal as the centet's
new associate director will be to cul-
rivare special projects, particularly in
the cognitive sciences and the
humanities. "The director is a sociol-
ogist, so I will supplement him in
other areas. We really complement
each other," he said.
This is not Turner's first experi-
ence with the center. He served as a
fellow From 1994-1995. Also, he
has been a fellow ar the Institute For
Advanced Study at Princeron, the
Guggenheim Memorial Foundarion,
the National Humanities Center at
Duke University and the National
Endowment for the Humanities.
He is the author oF four books
and co-author of four others. Turner
has published more rhan 30 articles
and book chapters in the fields oF
cognitive science, linguistics, rheto-
ric, poetics and style.
Center director-designate Douglas
McAdam said, "The center is
extraordinarily lucky to artract a
scholar oF Turners stature, talents
and experience to fill the position oF
associate director. As someone whose
work runs from the humanities to
the hard sciences, Mark is uniquely
qualified to speak ro the center's
diverse academic constituents and to
provide substantive intellectual lead-
ership in shaping various center ini-
tiatives."
Your Input is Needed
Benefits Survey
Later this week, the Personnel Services Department
will be conducting an opinion survey among a randomly
selected sample of university employees. The purpose of
this study is to get employee input on a number of health
benefit issues, including program content, communica-
tions and customer service. This initiative is one of the
suggested steps within the university's current strategic
plan. The Senate Campus Affairs Committee will be
making comments and recommendations on the results
of the survey.
Watson Wyatt Worldwide, a consulting firm specializ-
ing in human resources and benefits management, will
conduct the survey. Watson Wyatr consultants have met
with dozens of university employees in focus groups con-
ducted tn December soliciting information that aided in
the design of the questionnaire. For confidentiality pur-
poses, Watson Wyatt will manage the collection of
employee responses and report summary survey results
back to campus management. Individual responses will
not be revealed.
A randomly selected group of 2,000 faculty, staff and
graduate srudent employees will be given an opportunity
to participare in the written survey, which will be distrib-
uted this week. The success of this project depends on a
high level of participation from these employees.
The results of the survey will be used to plan strategi-
cally for future delivery of health benefits programs.
Summer Arts Camp on Campus
The Art and Learning Center is offering a Summer
Arts Camp to bring our the artistic, dramatic and literary
genius in your child. Under the care of carefully selected
staff and high school counselors, students make masks,
collage, pin-hole cameras, musical instruments, or even
their own news publications.
The An and Learning Center offers this arts camp to
children ages 7-12. Activities are tailored to age and
interest; campers can choose from a variety of themes,
which include:
Session I (June 25 - July 6)
"Art History Alive" or "Drama Workshop"
Session II (July 9 - 20)
"Worth 1 000 Words" or "Alternative Photography"
Session ID (July 23- Aug 3)
"World Music" or "News Room"
The cosr for a two- week session is $350 for the genera!
public and $325 for university affiliates. Class begins at 9
a.m. and ends at 3 p.m., with an option for extended care
until 5 p.m. for an additional fee.
Find out more about Summer Arts Camp at the
Camp Open House on Saturday, March 31 from 12-3
p.m. in Room 0232 Stamp Srudent Union.
For more information, contact Nicole Li at The Arts
& Learning Center, (301) 314-ARTS.
Spivak
continued from page 5
global rrade. It also focuses
on consumer safety standards
and reveals how national and
international standards both
compete and harmonize with
each other.
If you think about it, he
says, standards exist every-
where. But how is a con-
sumer, for example, to know
how to evaluate the rating
systems, or environmental
claims on products, for
example?
"You look at hotels or
restaurants, or other con-
sumer services, and they have
varied quality ratings," Spivak
says. "But there's no unifor-
miry or srandardlzation
across many rating systems.
There are committed people
worldwide, working to
improve standards for con-
sumer services and products,
including quality, fire safety,
and more. There's much
good work yet to be done."
March 27, 2001
POD Packets Proliferate
Fireside Chats
The Center for Teaching Excellence is diligently
working to improve and expand its resource materials
for the campus community. Below are listed the four
new resource packets it has acquired from the
Professional Organization Development (POD)
Network, an organization dedicated to improving
teaching and learning on campuses across the U.S.
Alternatives to Traditional Teaching Methods
and Learning Strategies
Defining and Characterizing Teaching
Motivating Students
The Student-Teacher Relationship
If you would like to request any or all of the packets,
please send a message to cte@umail.umd.edu. For fur-
ther information, contact Inayet Sahin at (301) 405-
9980 or js32@umail.umd.edu.
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The Center for Historical Studies will sponsor a sem-
inar with Herman Lebovics, of the State University of
New York, Stonybrook, entided "The Empire at Home:
How Modern France was Made in the Colonies."
Lebovics is a distinguished scholar of modern
German and French history and the author of four
bouks. His presentation is drawn from his current proj-
ect, a book on how modern France was created in the
colonial empire.
The seminar will be held on Monday, April 2 at 4
p.m. in Room 1 102, the Deans Conference Room,
Francis Scott Key Hall. Refreshments will be available
starting at 3:30 p.m. Discussion will be based on a prc-
circulated paper, available in the Department of History,
2115 Francis Scott Key Hall. Please direct questions to
Stephen Johnson at (301) 405-8739 or
hi storycen ter@umail.umd.edu.
Outdoor MP,
Learn to be safe in the backcountry. Campus
Recreation Services otters a Wilderness First Aid Course, a
two-day national certification course conducted by SOLO
wilderness medicine school. Participants will be introduced
to wilderness medical protocols and long-term patient care.
The course will be held on April 7 and 8, from 8 a.m. -5
p.m. each day, in the Outdoor Recreation Center. Those
interested may register at the Member Services Desk in the
Campus Recreation Center by March 31. A late fee will be
added to registration after this date. The course fee is
$155- For more information, please call (301) 405-PLAY.
Phlnn Online
A year ago, 13 million Chinese had access to the
Internet, almost six times the number in 1998. Future
projections are even more dramatic. The College of
Information Studies Seminar Class on International and
Comparative Librarianship will sponsor a panel discus-
sion, "The Information Revolution in China: Joining
the Web,™ to address the implications of the rapid devel-
opment of the Internet in China. What ate the demo-
graphics of this Internet usage? What kinds of Chinese
Web sites and content are available? What is the social
environment of the Internet In China?
The panelists: Larry Daks, a former member of die
Senior Foreign Service, has lived and worked in the
People's Republic of China, Laos and Taiwan; Peter B.
LaMontagne is Corporate Vice President, ManTech
Internarional, responsible for ManTech's operations and
business strategy fot the People's Republic of China,
Taiwan and other countries in Asia; John Thomson,
visiting from China Online headquarters in Chicago, is
Managing Editor of China On Line, Inc. Moderator
Douglas W. Oard is an assistant professor in the College
of Information Studies and the Institute of Advanced
Computer Studies at the University of Maryland. Oard
leads a 1 5-member research group that is developing
search technology for Chinese and other languages in
collaboration with researchers from Hong Kong and
Taiwan.
The discussion will be held Thursday, March 29
from 9:30 a.m.- 12 p.m. in 4137 McKeldin Library.
Please call Don Hausrath at (703) 764-0058 or e-mail
don@yakback.com if you plan to attend.
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and leadership schol-
ar James MacGregor Burns will speak about his newest
book, "The Three Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who
Transformed America," at three local events in April.
A senior scholar at the James MacGregor Burns
Academy of Leadership on campus, Burns wilt speak at
Archives II in College Park at noon on Monday, April
9. He will speak again at noon on Tuesday, April 1 at
the National Archives downtown and at Politics &
Prose, a bookstore in Nordiwest Washington, at 7 p.m.
the same day. All events are free and open to the public.
"The Three Roosevelts" is the first biography to
combine the intertwining lives, ideas, and deeds of
Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt; trace the
development of their progressive political philosophy;
and examine the legacy left by the Roosevelt century.
For more information about these events, go to the
Academy's Web page at www.academy.umd.edu or call
Stefanie Weiss at (301) 405-7938.
Hello springtime!
Ur ban riannnm All
Henry SanorT, ALA, Distinguished Professor of Archi-
tecture at the School of Design at North Carolina State
University, is one of the founders of the Environmental
Design Research Association (EDRA), a multidiscipli-
nary group of scholars chat bridge the gap berween the
social sciences and design. His presentation,
"Community Architecture: User Participation in
Design," at 11 a.m. April 12 in the School of Architec-
ture Auditorium, will focus on community participation
methods in design and planning.
SanofFs recent activities stress the development of
participatory processes in the design of educational facil-
ities. He is widely published and well known for his
many books. His research -based design consulting
includes community projects throughout Japan, Korea,
Australia, Brazil and Slovenia. For further information,
call (301) 405-6790.
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Does a non-diet approach to managing your weight
for a lifetime sound good? Learn how to address the cir-
cumstances that cause you to overeat and under-exercise
and create strategies to change those habits forever.
The workshop will take place on five Wednesdays,
beginning March 28, from 12-1:30 p.m. in Room 0121
Campus Recreation Center. There is a $20 chatge for
the program. You do not have to be a memeber of the
CRC to attend. For more information, contact the
Center for Health and Wellbeing at (301) 314-1493 or
treger@health.umd.edu,
A Women's Wellness and Weight Loss Course will
also be offered for women at least 20 pounds over-
weight. A physician, nutritionist and exercise physiolo-
gist will lead lecture- discuss tons on current topics in
wellness and weight loss, such as health, eating, aerobic
and strength training, followed by moderate exercise in
a fun, safe and supportive environment.
This free course will be held on Tuesdays (from 5:30-
7:30 p.m.) and Thursdays (from 5:30-6:30 p.m.) from
March 27 to May 1 7 in the Wellness Research
Laboratory, Room 0110 in the Health and Human
Performance Building. Enrollment is limited to 20. For
more information or to register, contact Gay Mays at
(301) 405-2437 ot mm33@umail.umd.edu.
CAW.G Forum on Graduation
Faculty and stafF concerned with student retention
are invited to attend a Campus Assessment Working
Group (CAWG) forum entitled "The Road to Gradua-
tion: Some Attitudes and Behaviors that Fuel the Journey."
The forum will take place on March 30 from 12-
1:30 p.m. in the Maryland Room of Marie Mount Hall.
The event is sponsored by the Retention subgroup. A
light lunch will be provided; please RSVP by March 27
to Campus_Assessment@umail.umd.edu. For more in-
formation, co n tact Eowyn Rehwinkel at (301) 405-3867
or cil0@umail.umd.edu, or see www.umd.edu/cawg.
Spotlight on Startup Success
The Hinman Campus Entrepreneurship
Opportunities Program presents Robert Fischell as the
invited speaker at its next Successful Entrepreneur Series
seminar.
Fischell, president and chairman of the board of
directors for MedlnTec, is a leader in aerospace and bio-
medical technology. He is a successful inventor, holding
some 200 national and international patents, as well as a
place in the Space Technology Hall of fame. The event
will take place on Tuesday, March 27 at 5:30 p.m. in
the Resnick Auditorium of Glenn L. Martin Hall.
On the following two Tuesdays, the Hinman CEOs
Program will host seminars on the subject of resources
for the entrepreneur.
Donald Spero, director of the Dingman Center for
Entrepreneurship, will talk about his experiences as a
technology- based entrepreneur and offer suggestions
about how to succeed as such. He will also present an
overview of the resources available at the Dingman
Center. He will speak on Tuesday, April 3 at 5:30 p.m.
in the Rouse Room, Van Munching Hall.
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson
(www.flfhsj.com) is a leading Wall Street law firm with
offices in the area. Partners Andy Varney and Lanae
Holbrook and Senior Associate Mark Fajfar will talk
about "10 Key Issues for a Start-up Founder." Their
presentation will take place on Tuesday, April 10 at 5:30
p.m. in the TAP (Technology Advancement Program)
Building on Technology Drive.
For details concerning the two events and possible
changes to the schedule, contact Karen S. Thornton,
Associate Director of the Hinman CEOs Program, at
(301) 405-3677 or karent@eng.umd.edu, or visit
www.hinmanceos.umd.edu.
*fll Sashi Peer Mrntnn
All faculty, staff and students who work with promis-
ing undergraduate students who could serve as peer
mentors for the Black Student Unions Big/Little pro-
gram are encouraged to nominate or encourage students
to apply to be peer mentors. Applications are available
in the BSU office.
The peer mentoring program matches freshmen with
upperclass students to serve as a peer suuport and to
provide an introduction to campus life during the first
year. Training and meetings will be required of all men-
tors.
To make a nomination, please forward the students
name, email address and phone number to Toby Jenkins
at tjenkins@deans.umd.edu. For more information,
contact Toby Jenkins at (301) 314-8439 or Srelyne
Harris at (301) 314-8326.