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Outlook

The University of Maryland Faculty and Staff Weekly Newspaper

Volume 15 • Number 24 • April 10, 2001

The men's basketball team returned from the Final Four to a triumphant welcome at Cole
Field House on April 4, as moms, dads, kids, grandparents, students, faculty and staff
gathered to show appreciation for the team. At left, Testudo keeps the geared-up crowd of
about a thousand avid Terrapin fans entertained in advance of appearances by the athletes
and head coach Gary Williams (above), among others. (More about the rally on page 4.)

UM Named One off 16 Sites Nationwide

for 'Teachers

as Scholars"

Program

The University of

start its much-anticipated

university's most distin-

Maryland has won a $10,000

program this spring, said

guished scholars will con-

grant to become one of only

Associate Dean Gabriele

duct intensive one- to three-

16 sites nationwide to host

Strauch.

day seminars fori 00 K-12

an Innovative program that

"The grant provides us

teachers from Prince

provides extra training to

with an opportunity to con-

George's and Montgomery

public school teachers.The

tinue our community out-

County public school sys-

grant is provided by the

reach, which is one of the

tems.

Wbodrow Wilson National

missions of the university,"

Participating teachers will

Fellowship Foundation

Strauch said. "And it gives

receive release time during

Other Teachers as Scholars

local teachers the opportuni-

the school day to attend the

sites include Harvard,

ty to get intensive training in

daylong seminars.They will

Carnegie Mellon and

the arts and humanities.''

have access to all the

Princeton universities. The

The pilot program will be

resources at one of the

College of Arts and

phased in over three years. In

Humanities at Maryland will

the first year, several of the

continued on page 7

MIND Lab Launched

T

New Dean Not a New Face on Campus

Jerry Wrenn Changes Title, but not Focus

His corner office pro-
vides grand views of
the space that is to be
the Comcast Center. Trees
sway, birds chirp and early
spring sunshine spills in on
his immaculate desk. Jerry
Wrenn, dean for the College
of Health and Human
Performance, is in a good
place.

To hear him tell it, it's been
good for at least 35 years, no
matter what his position.

"We're dealing with topics
that are important to socie-
ty — human movement, health,
families," says Wrenn."We're

learning more and
more about what
health and activ-
ity can do for
disease pre-
vention."
Wrenn
came to the
university
as a physi-
cal educa-
tion doctor-
al student in
1966, when it
was still the
College of Phy-
sical Education,
Recreation and Health

A year later, he was
asked to be an
instructor in the
physical educa-
tion depart-
ment.

Although he
came in with
no intention
of staying
past gradua-
tion, he
accepted an
assistant profes-
sor position
upon completion

continued on page 7

he university has
launched its new
Maryland Infor-
mation and Net-
works Dynamics
( MIND) laboratory, a major
research and testbed facility
for information technologies.

The lab will provide institu-
tional and industrial partners a
focal point for defining, devel-
oping, evaluating and deploy-
ing new information technolo-
gies under the direction of a
world-class group of university
researchers with track records
of innovation.

The work in the MIND lah
will complement and support
research to be conducted in
the new Fujitsu research insti-
tute for advanced computer
technology, which was dedicat-
ed March 26. The MIND lab is
assisted by support from
Fujitsu laboratories Ltd,

"The new MIND lab offers
our world-class faculty and stu-
dents new opportunities for
challenging and relevant
research through which they
can translate university-devel-
oped information technologies
and skills into the communica-
tion tools needed by our
region and nation," said Presi-
dent C. D. Mote. Jr. "industry
will benefit not only through
the development of key prod-
ucts, but also because under-
graduate and graduate student
involvement in the MIND lab

will produce future IT workers
experienced in the real-world
concerns of companies."

Michio Fujisaki, president of
Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., said
his company was excited to
work in collaboration with the
MIND lab, "I believe our joint
research efforts, as well as the
work we will be doing in the
Fujitsu research institute, will
help us create new technolo-
gies that will truly enrich peo-
ple's lives in the 21st century."

Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. and
its U.S. Subsidiary, Fujitsu labo-
ratories of America, announced
last month the establishment
of a new research institute in
College Park to develop tech-
nologies that more closefy link
computers to people's every-
day lives. Pervasive computing,
bio-informatics and quantum
computing will be the first
research initiatives pursued at
Fujitsu's new lab.

Initial projects to be under-
taken by the MIND lab include
development of an advanced
system for locating users of
cell phones based on a patent-
ed university technology and a
Washington Tourist informa-
tion system to allow visitors to
the region to use a single net-
worked device for everything
from taking a guided museum
tour to navigating around
town to purchasing tickets for

continued on page 6

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April 10,2001

dateline

marylan

Gilde nhorn Recital Hall,
Clarice Smith Performing Arts
Center. For tickets and infor-
mation, call 5-7847.

'fu esday
april 10

9-1 1:30 a.m.. Workshop:
"Writing PRD Expectations:
The Key to Performance and
Productivity." PRD training for
all employees. Call 5-5651 or
visit www.personnel.umd.edu.

1 1:30 a.m.-I2:30 p.m.,Woric-
shop: "Managing and Conduct-
ing the PRD Process: PRD
Training for All Supervisors."
Call 5-565 1 or visit www.per-
sonnel.umd.edu.

4 p.m., Physics Colloquium:
"Understanding Hadron Struc-
ture, Bit by Bit ."John Negele,
William Coolidge Professor of
Physics, Massachusetts Instit-
ute of Technology. Preceded
by refreshments at 3:30 p.m.
1410 Physics. Call 5-3401.

5:30 p.m., Lecture:" 10 Key
Issues for a Start-up Foun-
der.'With law partners
Andy Varney and Lanae
Holbrook and senior asso-
ciate Mark Fajfar of Fried,
Frank, Harris, Shriver and
Jacobson, a leading Wall
Street law firm. Part of the
Hinman CEOs Program's
Successful Entrepreneur
Series. TAP CTechnology Ad-
vancement Program) Building,
Technology Drive. Call 5-3677
or e-mail karent@eng.umd.edu,
or visit www.hinmanceos.
umd.edu.

W e cCn esday

Your Guide to University Events
April 10-18

april

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offs Symphony No. 2. Concert
Hall, Clarice Smith Performing
Arts Center. Call 5-7847.

11 a.m., Pre sen tation : u Commu-
nity Architecture: User Partici-
pation in Design "With Henry
Sanoff,AlA, Distinguished
Professor of Architecture at the
School of Design, North Caro-
lina State University. Auditori-
um, School of Architecture.
Call 5-6790.

april 1

12-2 p,m,,Workshop:"Intro-
duction to GIS (UM Libraries).
Two-hour hands-on workshop
teaching the basic opera-
tions of the
Arc View

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Online is Back

12-1 p.m., Colloquium:
"Shifting Frames and Conflict
Intractability: The Case of the
Edwards Aquifer," with Dr.
Linda Putnam, Texas A&M Uni-
versity. This presentation
focuses on a study of a multi-
part)' environmental conflict
typical of a classic common
resource pool. The study
centers on the

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nica-

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12-1 p.m., Research & Develop-
ment Meeting: "Prevention with
Our Youngest Terrapins: School-
based Mental Health at UMCP's
Center for Young Children."
With Beth Warner, assistant di-
rector, Counseling Center. 0114
Counseling Center, Shoemaker
BIdg. Contact Stacey Holmes,
seholmes@wam .umd.edu.

2-3 p.m., Workshop: "Reading
Your Quarterly Financial State-
ment and Managing Risks "A
TIAA/CREF representative
explains their new quarterly
statements, and discusses
recent financial events and risk
management. Call 5-565 1 or
visit www.pefsonneI.umd.edu,

7 p.m., Writers Here & Now
series. (Details in For Your
Interest, p.s.)

7:30 p.m., Lecture: "The Debt:
What America Owes Blacks,"
with Randall Robinson. Multi-
purpose Room, Nyumburu Cul-
tural Center. A reception will
follow the talk. For more infor-
mation, call 5-6835.

(Geo-
graphic
Information Syst-
ems) software, 2109 McKeldin.
The workshop is free; registra-
tion Is required at www, lib.
umd.edu/UMCPAJES/gis.html.
Or contact User Education Ser-
vices, 5-9070 or
ue6@utnail.umd.edu.

3:30 p.m., Lecture: "Commerce
with an E: The Transformation-
al Dimensions of Information
Technology in Global Provi-
sioning." With John L. King,
Professor & Dean, School of
Information, University of
Michigan. Part of the "Levera-
ging Corporate Knowledge"
series. Rouse Room, Van Mun-
ching Hall. For information, see
www. rhsmith . umd . edu/ces,

8 p.m., Performance: "Univer-
sity of Maryland Symphony
Orchestra." Guest conductor
Leon Fleisher leads a program
featuring Beethoven's Overture
to Egmont, Copland's Orches-
tral Variations and Rachmanin-

tive
framing
and the shifts in
frames that occur over time in
stakeholder perceptions and
media coverage of the dis-
pute—particularly as they
relate to casting the conflict as
intractable or entrenched.
Sponsored by the Department
of Communication and the
College of Arts and Humani-
ties. 0200 Skinner. For informa-
tion, call 5-8077 or mcco-
mas@wam.umd.edu.

12 p.m., Seminar: "Two Types
of Language Structure in the
Brain." With Colin Phillips,
Department of Linguistics. Part
of the Neuroscience and
Cognitive Science Program's
2001 Spring Seminar Series.
1208 Biology-Psychology. Visit
www.life.umd.edu/NACS or
call 5-8910.

8 p.m., Performance: "Franklin
Cox, Cello." Guest specialist in
new music performs contem-
porary works for solo cello.

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!Mon da

4 p.m., Entomology
Colloquium: * Quantitative
Resistance to Rice Stem Borers
and Plant Hoppers: Gene
Mapping and Genomics." With
Michael Cohen, Entomology &
Plant Pathology Division, Inter-
national Rice Research
Institute, Manila, Philippines.
1140 Plant Sciences Building.
CaB 5-3795.

8 p.m., Performance:
"Karlheinz Stockhausen
Concert." Featuring Stock-
hausen 's classic work for per-
cussion, piano and tape,
Kontakte. Gildenhom Recital
Hall, Clarice Smith Performing
Arts Center. For tickets and
information, call 5-7847.

T^ue s day
april 17

12:30-2:00 p.m., "Integrating IT
into the Humanities: Toward
an Action Plan." Part of the
Digital Dialogues Spring 2001
series of brown bag round-
table discussions in collabo-
ration with MITH and ACS.
MTTH Conference Area,
2nd Floor, Taliaferro HaU.

4 p.m., Physics
Colloquium : " Magnetic
Fields In The Early
Universe." With Hector Rubin-
ostein, Professor of Theoretical
Physics, Stockholm and
Uppsala University. Preceded
by refreshments at 3:30 p.m.
1410 Physics. Call 5-3401.

7 p.m.,Lecture:"Heterosexism
and the Black Community."
With Jaimie Washington, Assist-
ant VP for Student Affairs,
UMBC. 1139 Stamp Student
Union. Call 4-8341 or e-mail
cor4l3@yahoo.com

8 p.m., Performance: "Guarneri
String Quartet Open Rehear-
sal." Artists-in-residence at the
School of Music hold their
final on-campus rehearsal of
the semester. Gildenhorn Reci-
tal Hall, Clarice Smith Perform-
ing Arts Center. Call 5-7847.

8 p.m., Performance:
"University of Maryland
Symphonic Wind Ensemble."
The premier ensemble of the
Maryland Band program per-
forms Symphony in B-flat by
Paul Hindemlth, Suite from
Candide by Leonard Bernstein,
and a premier by Johann de
Meij. Conducted by John E.
Wakefield. Concert Hall,
Clarice Smith Performing Arts
Center. Call 5-7847.

W ednes day

9-10 a.m., Workshop: "Requisi-
tion for Purchase Templates."
Learn to use templates devel-
oped by the Department of

Procurement and Supply to
create the purchase requisition
on IBM and MAC computers.
Call 5-565 1 or visit www. per
sonnel.umd.edu.

10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Workshop:
"Procurement Information
Display on the World Wide
Web." Learn to track requisi-
tions through the purchasing
process and monitor status at
any point, and to retrieve infor-
mation from the Web site. Call
5-5651 or visit www. person-
nel. umd.edu.

12-1 p.m., Research & Devel-
opment Meeting: "Predictors of
Doctoral Student Enrollment
to Ph.D. Programs." With Ian
Williamson, assistant professor.
Smith School of Business. 0114
Counseling Center, Shoemaker
BIdg. Contact Stacey Holmes,
seholmes® warn, umd . edu .

4 p.m., Mary Shorb Lecture:
"New Insights into Diabetes
Through Investigations on
Glucose and Its Metabolites,"
with Jeffrey Kudlow, M.D.,
University of Alabama School
of Medicine. Sponsored by the
Graduate Program in Nutrition
and The Mary Shorb Lecture
Series. 0408 Animal Science
Building. Reception at 3: 15
p.m. in the concourse.

7:30 p.m., Performance:
"University of Maryland Jazz
Ensemble & 'Monster' Jazz Lab
Band." Faculty percussionist
Steve Fidyk leads both groups
in a program featuring works
by Count Basie, Stan Kenton,
Buddy Rich, Bob Mintzer and
Victor Mendoza. Guest appear-
ance by faculty woodwind
artist Chris Vadala. Concert
Hall, Clarice Smith Performing
Arts Center. Call 5-7847.

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CENTERAT Maryland

Timing is Everything: Jim Petosa
and "The Glass Menagerie"

y*"T""^ irecting "The Glass Mena-

I / S erie * is a dream come
-' S true f or Jin, petosa, guest
director for University Theatre's pro-
duction in the Studio Theatre of the
Clarice Smith Performing Arts
Center, Petos:i has always wanted
10 direct the evocative memory
play, ranked as one of the top 10
plays in the past 100 years. He
planned to direct it at Olney Theatre
Center, where he serves as artistic
director. But when his lead actress
became unavailable due to family ill-
ness, he had to defer Ills dream

Petosa has been involved with
the university for more than 10
years, and tills marks his fifth rime
directing a University Theatre pro-
duction. Working with students in a
university environment comple-
ments his work in a professional
theatre environment, providing an
opportunity for Petosa to articulate
ideas and experiment with different
artistic possibilities.

"Often, work that I have done in
a school setting directly translates
into professional productions," says
Petosa. Sometimes it is die produc-
tion itself, as was the case with the
Helen Hayes award-winning
"Jacques Brel," which began as a
University Theatre production. The
award is the local version of the
Tony Award,

However, Petosa continues, some-
times "it's the artistic ideas that have
been explored that reappear in a
different context. The experience of
experimenting collaboratively with
student companies and designers is
exciting and challenging."

Petosa cast professional actress
Helen Jean Arthur, last seen in "The
Road to Mecca" at Olney Theatre

Center, in the role of Southern belle
Amanda, the domineering matriarch
of the Wingfield family. Having a
seasoned professional actress in a
student production brings a certain
synergy to the rehearsal process.
Petosa says it "raises the stakes for
the students. They see her generous
nature as an artist, her fearlessness
and her discipline. By watching her
at work, they automatically raise
their own standards."

Seeing young talent develop
shape is part of what motivates
Petosa to work with students.
Collaborating with scenic design
student Melagros Ponce De Icon
was a two-way creative journey.
■"We exchanged ideas lor the set
over a four-month period, reviewing
photographic images from St. Louis
industries, exploring colors and
textures. The final product resem-
bles an exploding fire escape; a
metaphor," says Petosa, "representing
the psychological fire that is red by
Amanda's son Tom leaving home,"

Just as Petosa sees the enor-
mous possibilities in his student
actors and designers, he antici-
pates the endless creative opportu-
nities that the new performing arts
center presents. "You can't help
but be smacked in the face by its
potential." With that statement,
Petosa heads off to rehearse the
production he's been waiting a life-
time to put on stage.

Performances of "The Glass
Menagerie" are April 25-29 and May
l-May 5 at 8 pm;April 29 and May 6
at 2 pm. Tickets are S 10 tor stan-
dard admission; $7 senior citizens,
students and standard groups; $5
senior citizen and student groups.
Call (301) 405-7847.

For the Joy of It:

The Maryland

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ance Ensemble

The Maryland Dance Ensemble will
present its first showcase performance
on May 4 and 5 in the Kay Theatre.
Graduate and undergraduate students
will perform highlights of works by fac-
ulty, guest artists Mark Haim, Gesel
Mason and Pearson/Widrig.

Faculty dance pieces span a wide
range of emotional terrain, touching
emotions and creating vivid imagery
about what it means to be human. Ed
Tyler will perform his solo choreogra-
phy, "Tain ted," a powerful improvisation-
based work about life, death and loss,
created in memory of his mother. Nejla
Yatkin presents her solo work "For
People With Wings," a tour-deforce tech-
nical piece about the human desire to
fly. Miriam Rosen will present a duet,
the aptly named "Two, Sometimes
Together," an award-winning piece with
two dancers that explores the theme of
connections and being connected.
Department Chair Alcine Wiltz will perform
his work "Sanctuary," with guest artists
Joseph Mills and Leonard Wood. "Sanctuary"
speaks to the different levels of human
sanctuary and spiritual e a sings. Wiltz will
also perform "Intersecting Parallels," a piece
originally written for three women and
recently revised for three men, which took
on a whole new meaning for Wiltz in its re-
invention.

During Friday night's performance,
Washington Performing Arts Society will

present its Pola Nirenska Lifetime
Achievement Award to Professor Emeritus
Larry Warren and his wife, Professor Anne
Warren. The $5,000 cash award is given for
outstanding contributions to dance in mem-
ory of modern dancer, choreographer and
teacher Pola; Nirenska, a native of Warsaw,
Poland, who ^helped establish the modern
dance community In Washington, D.C,

Tickets are $20 regular admission and $5
for full-time students with ID, Call the
Ticket Office at (301) 405-7847.

V

Ken Burns calls |ozz "America's music," On April 18 at 7:30 p.m. in
the Concert Hall, enjoy the university's two terrific jazz groups, the
Jazz Ensemble and the "Monster" Jazz Lab Band, in a free concert
that showcases the best of the Big Band sounds. Featuring music
by Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Buddy Rich and others. Special guest
appearance by faculty woodwind artist Chris Vadala.

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International Trio Brings Romance to Concert Hall

Spring is in the air as the
Clarice Smith Performing Arts
Center presents "Program
for a May Romance,"
Saturday, May 5 at 8
p.m. in the Concert
Hall,

The conceit is
presented in honor of
the World Federation of
International Music
Competitions
(WFIMC) confer-
ence, which will be
held in Washington,
D.C, on May 4 and 5.

"Program for a May Romance" will
feature University of Maryland's past
international competition winners:
Israeli cellist Gavriel Lipkind, Russian
bass vocalist Tigran Martiorosyan
and Belarus pianist Audrey
Ponochevny.The talented trio, who
have never performed together, will
present a varied program with music
by Schubert, Brahms, Rachmaninoff,
Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Bizet, Chopin,
Glinka, Gounod, Moskkovsky and
Cassado.

The University of Maryland and
the University of South Africa are the
only major universities in the world

to sponsor competitions at this level.
"This performance is in recognition
of the federation and the University
of Maryland's participation in the
most prestigious organization of
international music competitions in
the world," says George Moquin,
Competitions Director. "Thanks to
the work of the federation, classical
music heritage is preserved and per-
petuated throughout the world,"
Ticket prices are $20 and $15,
and $5 for full-time students with
ID. For more information, contact
the Center Ticket Office at (301)
405-7847.

April 10,2001

NOTABLE

Virginia Trimble, an instructor
with the department of astro-
nomy, is one of six elected a
Foreign Associate of the Royal
Astronomical Society in lx»ndon.
Trimble was also named the
2001 Klopsteg Memorial
lecturer by the American
Association of Physics Teachers,
She will deliver her lecture in
Rochester, NY, in July.

Matthew Bob rows ky, adjunct
professor at University College
and astrophysicist with the
Challenger Center for Space
Science Education, received a
Regents Excellence in Teaching
award. He has taught at UMUC
since 1983- He is regarded by his
students as an inspiring teacher
and has devoted his time to train-
ing colleagues in Web-based
teaching methods.

Recently, he was part of a
team that developed a basic
astronomy course for online
delivery that has enrolled more
than 200 students from the
United States and five other
countries.

The University of Maryland
Office of Continuing and
Extended Education (OCEE) has
added new people to its .stall

Paul Roche is senior project
manager of distributed learning.
He will provide day-to-day man-
agement and oversight of e-learn-
ing (web-based degree pro-
grams), including program devel-
opment, design, implementation,
financial management, promotion
and program assessment. Roche's
experience includes 1 1 years of
business planning and analysis,
operations and logistics and busi-
ness systems implementation.
Previously Roche served as asso-
ciate director of operations in the
office of undergraduate admis-
sions at Georgetown University.

Meredith Phillips has joined
OCEE as the coordinator of SPOC
f single Point of Contact). Phil I i (is
has extensive experience in cus-
tomer service that will aid in
directing SPOC, which is a one-
stop administrative process
where students get information
and register for credit classes. She
was previously associated with
the Office of the Registrar as a
production coordinator assisting
with SPOC and was the One-Card
Coordinator.

Chuck Wilson is assistant
director of summer and special
programs. As assistant director,
Wilson will initiate new pro-
grams and courses and serve
existing summer programs.
Wilson was assistant dean and
director of credit programs for
the adult and special programs
division at the University of
Scranton. Wilson was also a sen-
ior program/conference planner
for continuing education at Penn
State supervising a team of pro-
fessional and support staff to
develop mote than 100 outreach
initiatives a year.

Creating Technical Synergy

Summer Technology Program Educates
Teachers, Students

High school students with a
gift for things technologi-
cal will have an opportu-
nity to explore their talents
through a new summer residential
program.

The Governor's Institute for
Technology allows 30 high school
Juniors and five teachers from
throughout the state to learn cut-
ting-edge technology from some
of the university's top instructors.
There are similar programs on the
campus, such as one sponsored by
Women in Engineering and the
BRIDGE program. However, this
institute offers a component for
teachers as well as their students.

"We're hoping that they'll go
back and influence larger num-
bers of people," said Nariman
Farvardin, dean of the School of
Engineering. "There hasn't been
enough synergy between what
happens in the high schools and
the university."

His school is working with the
College of Computer, Mathemati-
cal and Physical Sciences to pro-
duce a curriculum for the pro-
gram. Participants will be able to
focus on either electrical and
computer engineering or comput-
er science. Farvardin sees the insti-
tute as a way to introduce high

school students to the "exciting"
wo rid of information technology.

"I feel a strong obligation to
help fuel the economic engine of
this area," said Farvardin. "Informa-
tion technology is one of the most
important areas [of growth]. It
would benefit from an increase of
trained workers."

Juniors in high school are mak-
ing decisions about college majors
and careers, says Lisa Kiely, direc-
tor of undergraduate academic
and administrative matters, depart-
ment of electrical and computer
engineering. Exposing them to
opportunities now is a great way
to fulfill both Farvardin s obliga-
tion and recruitment goals for the
university.

Budgeted at $250,000, the pro-
gram will feature faculty instruc-
tors with graduate student assis-
tance, guest speakers, field trips
and team projects.

Farvardin would like to see the
program expand to include other
disciplines, such as electrical, aero-
space and chemical engineering.
He shares in Kiely's vision to give
even more students and teachers a
chance to learn.

"1 would like to grow this pro-
gram to offer it to hundreds of stu-
dents and teachers," he said.

Faculty and Staff
Recognized for Innovative
Teaching With Technology

Ten faculty and staff members were selected as
2001 Teaching With Technology award winners for
their innovative uses of technology in the teaching-
learning process at the university

The awardees are Jonathan Wilkenfeld, Judith
Torney-Purta, Brigid Starkey, Elizabeth Blake and
Elizabeth Kielman, of die Department of
Government and Politics and College of Education.
Their award was for the International Communica-
tion and Negotiation Simulations (ICONS) Project,

Also recognized for their innovative work were
John D, lea-Cox, David S. Ross, K. Marc Teffeau,
Ellen N.Variey and Duane S. Mason, of the College
of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Their project
was an interactive, Web-based course entitled
'Water and Nutrient Management Planning for the
Nursery and Greenhouse Industry."

The awards were conferred at a ceremony dur-
ing the Teaching with Technology Conference on
March 30. Donald Riley, vice president and chief
information officer, and Jim Greenberg, director for
the Center for Teaching Excellence hosted the
event with the support of Provost Greg Geoffroy
and co-sponsored by the Office of Inform at ion
Technology and the Office of Undergraduate
Studies.

Over the two decades of its existence, the
ICONS project lias sought to use the opportunities
presented by new technologies to reshape the cur-
riculum and offer experiential and collaborative
learning opportunities for students. Its governing
principle has always been to examine the ways
that new technologies can accelerate learning and

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this is a "legendary
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Fighting their way to
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first time in univer-
sity history is no
small feat.

Outlook

OIT Names
Networking

orothy
Chrismer, a
longtime mem-
ber of the
University of
Maryland com-
munity, has been named the
executive director of the
Networking and Telecommuni-
cations Services (NTS) unit of
die Office of Information
Technology (OIT).

Chrismer, who brings a
wealth of experience and skill
to the position, sees a robust
communications network as
fundamental to the university's
continued success.

"We [at NTS] provide the
backbone infrastructure for all
information technology," she
explained, "in support of the
instructional, research, and
administrative requirements of
the university. We start with
consttuction projects, with
almost every major building at
the university, and we make
sure each one will have the
infrastructure to support voice,
data, and video. Just as every
building needs electricity and
water, it's now a necessity that
every building be equipped
with a powerful communica-
tions infrastructure. University
students, faculty and staff can't
function without it."

The network may be more
important, and more pervasive,
than a lot of people realize.
"The communications network
ranges from the basic services
at your desk to the very high-
end services that are used for
research," said Chrismer. "NTS
services are everywhere, from
the desk telephone to the park-
ing lot emergency telephone;
from teaching theaters to cash
registers and security systems.
The supporting infrastructure is
often hidden, so you may not be
aware of what is used to pro-
vide the services. But we have
engineers who provide design
expertise, technicians who
ensure precise installation, and
operational staff to run the sys-
tems for uninterruptible servic-
es around the clock."

Chrismer has been the acting
executive director of NTS since
its inception in May 1999, as
well as director of operations.
Prior to that, she worked for 15
years in various directorial and
managerial capacities in the
Department of Communication
and in Business Services at the
university, supervising the
installation, operation, and main-
tenance of a $32 million
telecommunications system dur-
ing that time. Her roots at the
University of Maryland go back
even further, to her years as a
student here during the 1970s,
when she earned her bachelor
of science degree.

"I'm very pleased to make
the announcement of this
appointment," said vice presi-
dent and chief information offi-
cer Don Riley. "Dorothy has
been doing two jobs for nearly

Executive Director for
and Telecommunications

two years — and doing both
well. She has demonstrated her
leadership skills and ability to
serve the university in this very
important role."

As the executive director of
NTS, Chrismer hopes to contin-
ue to expand and strengthen
the existing network, and to
work to support those elements
of the university's Strategic Plan
that focus on information tech-
nology and communications.
FOr instance, one of the
Strategic Plan initiatives calls for
improved access to the data
network from off-site remote
locations and from dispersed
wired or wireless public access
points around the university. In
support of this effort, Chrismer
chairs the ITAC subcommittee
charged with developing rec-
ommendations for remote
access options.

In addition, NTS has been
working to provide more on-
campus access points. "If you
have a meeting somewhere, you
should be able to take your lap-
top and use the network there "
Chrismer said. "Or, if you're a
commuter, or even a student in
a residence hall, you should be
able to plug your portable
device into the public access
points."

The first and perhaps the
best known of these access
points is McKeldin library.
"That was our first pilot site,"
Chrismer said. "Now it has both
wired and wireless access for
any member of the university
community to use the data net-
work. We're also working on
[providing] wireless access in
select areas in the Architecture
and Stamp Student Union build-
ings. We're interested in identi-
fying more locations where
improved access will be the
most beneficial."

The ultimate goal? "Ubiqui-
tous access. No matter where
you are, anytime, anyplace, you
should be able to get to the net-
work. That's really what we're
trying to ensure."

Another important goal for
NTS, according to Chrismer, is
to bring together university fac-
ulty, new technologies and out-
side corporate partners. "We
want to do outreach with facul-
ty and to partner with them on
some of these activities so that
they will be able to develop
more grant requests. We want
to continue to work with cor-
porate partners, to introduce
new technologies to the univer-
sity and to develop some of it
ourselves in collaboration with
our corporate partners and/or
with our university academic
partners."

She cited as examples past
partnerships with AT&T Bell
Labs, which became Lucent Bell
Labs during the AT&T breakup,
and more recently with Avaya
Communication, a Lucent spin-
off. "We have trialed many of
their developing technologies —
we give [each technology] a

real-world trial here and feed
the results to the developers so
that they can fine-tune the
products before they go to mar-
ket. Every day something new
comes out, and we want to be
on the leading edge and to roll
out some of these new tools to
the university community."

The university must have
access to advanced high-speed
networks to support research.
There needs to be not only a
fast and robust on-site infra-
structure, but also integration
with external national research
networks. The university cur-
rently participates in the
Internet 2 initiative and in the
Abilene network that supports
lnternet2, and the university has
been selected to host the east
coast interconnection point for
the federal agency research net-
works: the Next Generation
Internet Exchange (NGIX).

External network initiatives
will provide for more collabora-
tion and sharing of information
among educational institutions
and will promote collaboration
with federal agencies and indus-
try as well.

In the short term are a few
upcoming changes and
upgrades in the works. A major
initiative related to the universi-
ty's Strategic Plan is an upgrade
of standard desktop network
services from switched 10
megabits to switched 100
megabits. This will involve
rewiring all buildings for
improved data transmission
capacity.

In addition, the current voice
communications system is
undergoing a phased upgrade
to a new platform which will
improve the capacity and relia-
bility of voice communications
and will enable more leading-
edge voice technologies — such
as wireless, Voice over the Inter-
net Protocol (VoIP), messaging,
and others — to be implemented
in the future.

The transition to the new
system is expected to be trans-
parent for most users. NTS also
recently upgraded its connec-
tion to the Internet, which will
enable Internet traffic to and
from the university to travel at
faster speeds and will provide
additional bandwidth to "grow
into" as usage increases over
time.

"People should see improved
performance and reliability in
all communications services,"
according to Chrismer.
"Improvements will be rolled
out in planned phases. Because
of numerous infrastructure
upgrades, you will begin to see
more and more access options,
faster service from your
Internet connection and more
leading-edge applications.
Basically we will lay the ground-
work and prepare the commu-
nications infrastructure that will
assist the university with meet-
ing its strategic goals."

— David Danoff

Mediators, Counselors Work
Toward Better Campus

A consortium of advi-
sors, counselors,
mediators and
i n vestiga t o rs wan ts
Maryland faculty, staff and
students to know they are
ready to work toward
campus comity.

"With 34,000 people
on campus, there are
bound to be con-
flicts," said

ne

Tom
Ruggiero,

coordinator for the
Faculty Staff Assistance
Program,

Ruggiero's program is
one of six that make up
the Conflict Resolution
Network (CRN). The oth-
ers are the Faculty
Ombuds Office, Staff
Ombuds Office, Graduate
Student Ombuds Office,
Compliance Officer and
Employee Relations.

"We do different
things," says L.John
Martin, faculty ombuds
officer, "What wc have in
common is, we deal in
problems and conflicts
that arise on tliis campus."

Adds Kevin McDonald.
campus compliance offi-
cer: "This is a cooperative
group."

ft would have to be,
given the array of issues
the offices deal with, such
as working relations and
conditions, legal problems,
pay and benefits, personal
issues, disciplinary action,
financial emergencies, eth-
ical issues anil disciplinary
aclion.The offices also
assist with academic
advisement, tenure, pro-
motion, retirement and
contract terminations

The three ombuds
uliices have similar duties.
The Facukj Ombuds
Officer negotiates or medi-
ates in cases where a fac-
ulty member has a prob-
lem that could interfere
with work performance:
The Staff Ombuds Oi
seeks to minimize be-
havioral conflict in the
workplace through media-
tion and referral $ervi<
'Hie Graduate Sit idem Om-
buds Office oilers assK
tanee with advising,
employment and housing.
as well as issues of fair-
he compliance officer

the Office of Human

latioiw Programs i

responsible for the inves I-
gatlon, mediation and res-
olution of complaints
derived from issues of dis-
crimination on campus

The Employee
Relations section advises
employees, administrators,
managers and supervisors
on a variety of employee
relations issues; applies
state and federal laws, an -I
university policies and
procedures in matters
affecting non-
laculty per-
sonnel al the
university;
assists
depart-
ments with
workplace conflict
and policy issues; provides
employee and supervisor
counseling; assists the uni-
versity in preparing testi-
mony and evidence for
grievance and unemploy-
ment insurance hearings;
monitors the probation
process for new non-
exempt employees; and
provides assistance and
advice to administrators
and employees regarding
layoffs.

Since 1988. the Faculty
Staff Assistance Program
has seen more than 2,000
employees (including a
number of their family
members) for a variety i ii
problem areas, including
job difficulties; alcohol
and drug problems; mari-
tal and family problems;
emotional distress (anxi-
ety, depression, strcss-relal-
ed disorders. etc.): legal.
financial and a variety of
other concerns.

All of the offices guar-
antee their clients' confi-
dentiality.

R representatives
in eel regularly to discuss
cases, and sometimes even
to resolve various "tori"
issues \ common prolv
lem is one of climate, thai
is. people no! getting
along.

We arc looking for fair
solutions," Graduate
Student o i n bads Joanne
DcSiato.

Not included in the
CNR's long list of respon-
sibilities is grievance reso-
lution We re not decision

makers. We don't overrule
the declsfonmakti

Martin said ' 'What we do
is negotiate, point out
options. We give the cam-
pus community a place to
start"

For further iidoi'mation
on the Conflict Resolution
Network, including scrvie-

fcred and contacts
Visit www.mform.umd.
edu/4
Dep

l-

'

April 10, 2001

atim

"They wanted to use it as a tourist attraction." — Roald Sagdeev, dir-
ector of the East-West Space Science Center, describes the uses envi-
sioned by those who wanted to keep the space station Mir aloft:
Using it to host tourists and as a location for television and film
production. In the end. Mir, a miracle of a craft which spent 15
years in. orbit and returned ail of its crew members, was deep-
sixed by the Russians in the Pacific Ocean, ("Associated Press, March
23)

"A trigger can be made to work only if politicians have the will to
pull it." —Allen Schick, professor in the School of Public Affairs,
describes the reality of success for triggers onfedeml budgets, that
would trip if funding was nut there to support President Bush's
proposed tax cut. (Business Week, March 26)

"It means we will be doing for this region what Stanford and
Berkeley do for the West Coast.,., Companies have grown up here
(Maryland, D.C.. Virginia) and they will continue to grow up here
more and more We have built a major research university here.
What we haven't done is put it all together. That's what we're doing
now... So we're actively looking for ways to make it possible for
industry, high-tech Industry in particular, to interact easily with the
campus. MIND Lab is a typical example of the sort of thing we're
doing." — Steve Halperiti, dean of the College of Computer,
Mathematical and Ptystcal Sciences, draws the big picture of
where the campus is going with partnerships like the MIND
(Maryland Information and Dynamic Networks) Lab partnership
with Japan's Fujitsu announced last week. (New Technology Week
March 26)

"We have a minority achievement gap that is striking down the score
of the entire nation. If we don't tackle the digital divide, we will lose
this thing." — The "thing" is science and mathematics education, pre-
paring teachers and u-orkersfor a technical 2 1st century. Accord-
ing to Edna Syymanski, dean of the College of Education, problems
are especially severe among some schools with minority popula-
tions, where lack of opportunity to learn computer skills is widen-
ing the digital divide. (Washington Business Week March 23-29)

"The pace at which Coming was moving was too slow for me, and
they weren't that aggressive with their (stock) options." — The recent
economic slowdown and NASDAQ slide is not slowing the tech tal-
ent wars. Chandrasekhar Pusarla, who graduated with a Ph.D. in
optoelectronics (computer and electrical engineering) in 1999,
barely stayed a year at red-hot optics giant Corning before being
stolen away by a growing Calient Networks in San Jose. (Raleigh
News & Observer, March 25)

"The difference is that unlike many newspaper companies, Knight
Ridder has always prided itself on its editorial excellence. You have
dozens and dozens of top editors and publishers in that company
who know very well what happens to editorial product when budg-
et cuts go too far." — Thomas Kunkel, dean of the College of
Journalism, remarks on the journalistic brouhaha created when
the publisher of the San Jose Mercury News quit when parent com-
pany Knight Ridder made deep budget cuts. (San Jose Mercury
News, March 20)

"George Ritzer, a University of Maryland professor currently lecturing
at Toronto's York University, said in an interview that a double-digit
increase in Visa use for the eighth straight year Is nothing to crow
about. Rather, it's proof that Canadians and Americans are spending
ever vaster sums on 'toys' we don't really need from saving accounts
we don't really have... Our economies are increasingly dependent on
people spending income they haven't earned, and we have to use
credit cards, and now c-commerce, to keep it humming along at a
level we're used to.' " —Ritzer, professor of sociology, is not a big
fan of debt-spending, and especially decries the wooing of students
to buy credit cards. (Ottawa Citizen, March 27)

"Ten students each from the University of Maryland's Hillel Center
for Jewish Life and the Nyumburu Cultural Center for black students
will leave this week on a trip to Memphis, Tenn., for a Habitat (for
Humanity) project with a difference. As they work together on the
home, they will also try to learn about each other's cultures. This is
an opportunity to build a relationship with a whole other communi-
ty. Otherwise, we would've just walked past each other on campus,'
said Ariel Vegosen, a junior majoring in journalism who will partici-
pate in the trip. She said that while the campus at Maryland was
diverse.'people tend not to interact as much as they should.' "
— Instead of going to the beach for spring break, many students
sought to help others with their vacation time. Another campus
group of 14 went to Jacksonville to build homes for Habitat for
Humanity. (Washington Times, March 18)

Ask Not What Your University Can for You.,.

Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to volunteer for a two-hour
period during Maryland Day 2001: Explore Our World on April 28th.

Shifts wilt be between 930 a.m. and 4 p.m., staffing one of the 1 1
locator booths around the campus. Volunteers will be responsible for

greeting the public, responding to questions and giving directions.

In appreciation for their service, volunteers will receive a Maryland Day

T-shirt and lunch. Please contact Grant Kollet at (301) 314-8212 or

gkollet@accmail.umd.edu.

Matt Cheely. a neurological and cognitive sciences graduate student, explains how his
robot helps him study echolocation, the means by which bats interpret their surroundings.
Cheely "s audience was a group of middle school students from Calvert County Middle
School, accompanied by their librarian, Judy Poe.

Approximately 60 students from Southern Maryland visited the campus last week as
part of the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP).
Participants visited campus labs, participated In hands-on science experiements and met
with university students. The School/University Cooperative Programs Office coordinated
the day's activities.

The program is a joint effort between the university, the College of Southern Maryland,
St. Mary's College, Calvert County, Charles County and St. Mary's County Public Schools.

Teching with Technology

continued from page 4

to promote excellence and innovation in
teaching and learning in the social sciences.

ICONS uses technology to support active
and interactive learning in international rela-
tions. It gives students the opportunity to
understand and actively experience the
ways that foreign policy is created and
implemented by the nations williin the
international system.

Students in the social sciences needed a
laboratory to test theories about how
nations create foreign policy and resolve
conflicts in the international arena. In addi-
tion, they needed the chance to practice
international negotiation skills in a context
that could provide a counterpoint to theo-
retical study and reinforce that learning.

The team from the College of Agriculture
and Natural Resources responded to the
Maryland Legislature's enactment of the
Water Quality Improvement Act of 1998,
which required all agricultural operations to

develop nitrogen- and phosphorus-based nu-
trient management plans by December 2001.

The legislation mandates the training of
busy professionals across the state who will
write these plans. Cooperative Extension
faculty in Maryland are charged with devel-
oping effective educational plans in a timely
manner that will help educate growers on
better management practices that will
reduce the flow of nutrients into the
Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.

Tills requires that nursery and green-
house professionals and consultants who
work with this industry learn to write water
and nutrient management plans.

To achieve this objective, an interdiscipli-
nary team of faculty and staff took advan-
tage of a unique opportunity to utilize Web-
based technology and the WebCT course-
authoring tool to deliver educational infor-
mation in a rich learning environment. This
is the first attempt by Extension and other
faculty to collaborate on a course that was
designed for credit, non-credit students and
off-campus Extension audiences.

MIND Lab Launched

continued from page 1

a movie or show.

The MIND lab is part of the University of
Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer
Studies (UMIACS) within the College of
Computer, Mathematical and Physical
Sciences. UMIACS is a research unit whose

mission is to foster interdisciplinary
research and education in computing. The
institute's research programs are led by dis-
tinguished faculty, most of whom hold joint
appointments in the departments of com-
puter science, electrical and computer engi-
neering, geography, linguistics, philosophy
and in the colleges of Education, Business
and Information Studies.

Outlook

The Lambda Pride Alumni Club hosted a private cocktail reception before the Sandra Bernhard show
"Because I Said So... Straight Talk from Ms. Sandra" at Tawes Theatre on April 4. Bernhard made a
brief appearance at the reception and met members of the club who presented her with an official
Maryland T-shirt as well as a stuffed Terrapin mascot for her 3-year-old daughter. Later, alumni and stu-
dents enjoyed her show, which covered politics and other topics and included a question-and-answer
session that led to some lively, controversial conversation. One of Bernhard's central themes of the
evening was "Don't hide from who you are. Embrace it. Love It. Don't expect anyone to fight for you."

In the photo above, from left to right, are Tom Lowderbaugh '67, '76, Lambda Pride club leader and
lecturer in the English department's professional writing program; Luke Jensen, director of LGBT equity;
Sandra Bernhard; and Lorl Hill '89, director of alumni special events and staff liaison to Lambda Pride.

Four reporters attending a media fellowship on global climate change, listen and respond to meteor-
ology professor Russ Dickerson during a presentation on greenhouse gases, aerosols, air pollution and
ozone. The fellowship program drew on faculty from across campus to provide the reporters in depth
reviews of what scientists know about global climate change and how It may affect us. The three-day
program, which was planned and organized by the Office of University Communications under the aus-
pices of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), also examined the political
and policy Issues related to global warming and other changes In the earth's climate.

Teachers as Scholars

continued from page 1

nation's leading research univer-
sities.

"The goal of Maryland
'Teachers as Scholars' is to
expose public school educators
to the exciting new research
being generated by our interna-
tionally renowned scholars in a
broad range of disciplines,"

Strauch said. "Seminars provide
intellectual renewal with no
strings attached."

Seminar topics range from
"Slavery in History and
Memory" taught by renowned
historian Ira Berlin, to "Solar
System Exploration" taught by
Lucy McFadden, a professor of
astronomy who has received
awards for her work on NASA
projects.

The program will grow to
include more counties in the
state, Strauch said. Admini-
strators from school districts in
St. Mary's and Frederick coun-
ties have already approached
Maryland about participating in
the program. Organizers have
already planned to include use
of libraries, museums and other
public research facilities in the
second and third year, she said.

New Health & Human Performance Dean

continued from page 1

of his Ph.D. work in 1970. The job, a combined appoint-
ment with die College of Education, also entailed being
director of student teaching.

Because the college was — and is — so small. Wrenn
often wore two hats within the department and the col-
lege. So in 1973, Wrenn was named assistant department
chair and director of undergraduate programs. The trend
continued when, in 1983. he was promoted to associate
professor.

By the time he was named assistant dean of the college
in charge of student affairs in 1986 and then associate
dean in charge of academic affairs three years later, Wrenn
had amassed significant experience in miming a college.

When he was named interim dean of the college in
1999, It seemed he had held every management position
possible. Until this March, when Provost Greg Geoffroy
named him dean until June 30, 2002.

A distinction between being interim and active dean, as
explained by Wrenn, is important. Much like students'
view of a substitute teacher as one who just holds things
down until the regular teacher returns, the public and oth-
ers on the campus may get the impression that the college
is just maintaining the status quo. Wrenn vigorously denies
that this is the case. He's been active in the college's
progress, pushing for more external funding and visibility.
Being named dean just means another tide.

"It's not going to impact the wayl operate," Wrenn says.
"We're moving forward"

When asked why he doesn't just stay at the helm of the
college he's so successfully served during a challenging
three decades, Wrenn sits back in his chair, crosses khaki-
clad legs and sighs.

"I've been here for 35 years" he says. "It •will soon be
time to do something else."

Geoffroy is impressed with Wrenn 's work. "He's had to
make some tough decisions and he's made them well," he
says. "He works very well with people."

He won't provide specifics, but the provost could be
alluding to the many changes the College of Health and
Human Performance has undergone in its last 10-15 years.
Reorganization in the late '80s resulted in a name change
and some downsizing. The College of Physical Education,
Recreation and Health became the College of Health and
Human Performance. Recreation was dropped, as was the
department of human ecology. However, Family Studies
came aboard and Wrenn was able to create a new master's
program in sports management.

"It's still in place," he says. "We have more interest than
we have resources."

And speaking of resources, Wrenn says his college has
increased its external funding by 300-400 percent, allow-
ing diem to, for example, add a much-needed research
coordinator to the staff. Though the college may be small,
at 1,021 undergraduate and graduate students, Wrenn says
it's quality that counts.

"We have about as many students as we can handle ," he
says. "It allows us to give them more personal attention.
We're a small college in a big university. We can draw
from that."

It is Maryland's increasingly favorable position that
makes Wrenn 's job even more challenging. In order to do
the job right, he says, you've got to do a number of things
simultaneously. He offers his replacement several pieces
of advice.

"Work very hard at being a good listener. A dean should
be a good facilitator and to do thai you have to listen. It's
important to do the dungs the university requires you to
do, but it means you may be out of the office. Faculty and
department chairs need to know that you will [make time]
to listen to them.

"It's most important when you're on campus to be visi-
ble. Get out and visit faculty in their offices. Know what's
going on, what their problems are. It's the faculty and the
programs they run that are giving you your reputation."

Having good people on staff and a place to share ideas,
such as the Deans' Council, are critical to success as well,
he says.

"It's challenging, but an enjoyable challenge."

What Wrenn looks forward to enjoying after he steps
down is time to golf, travel and spend time with his family.
His wife, Betty, beat him to retirement after 35 years of
public school teaching. Though his college's goal is to con-
tribute to the elevation of the human race and existence,
Wrenn would like to enhance his own quality of life as
well. "I'm not interested In adding years to my life," he say,
"but adding life to my years."

Wrenn admits that if needed, he may hang around until
the new dean settles in. The college will be fine, though.

"The college Is in a very positive position," he says.

April 10, 2001

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Muslim Month at Maryland

The Muslim Students' Association and the Muslim
Women of Maryland cordially invite the campus to
participate in a series of lectures, discussions and pro-
grams taking place throughout the month of April as
part of Islam Awareness Month. All students, faculty
and staff are welcome. The theme of the month is
"Living Life to the Fullest: How Far Have we Come?"

The presentation "Feminism and
the liberation of Women: the Islamic
Perspective." with Amal Staplcy, holder
of a B.S. in Islamic Studies and Head of
the English program at Amerian Open
University, will take place on April 1 2
at 7 p.m.

"Everything I Did Not Learn in
Kindergarten,™ with Sheikh Anwar
Alawlaky, will be held on April 18 at
7 p.m.

"Why Cant We Talk About God?"
with Youssef Estes, a federal prison
chaplain and former Christian preach-
er, will take place on April 25 at 7
p.m.

All events will take place in the
Atrium of Stamp Student Union.
Refreshments will be served. For
more information, contact Pernilla
Olaby-Vogt at (301) 314^327.

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The Office of Information Techno-
logy will be offering an Introduction to Dreamweaver
class. This "Shortcourse Training" in the Web design
software program will be held on April 26 from 9
a.m.-4 p.m. in 4404 Computer & Space Science.

Participants will learn to create a basic Web page,
design and upload a site, work with text, add links,
work with images, use tables and frames, create
forms, use colors and backgrounds and create dynam-
ic HTML effects using Dreamweaver 4.0. The fee for
the class is $125.

For more information, contact the OIT Training
Services Coordinator at (301) 405-0443 or at oit-train-
ing® umail.umd.edu; or register online at
www.oit.umd.edu/sc.

The Beat Goe

& On

Due to popular demand, Cheek to Cheek will con-
tinue to heat up the Golf Course Clubhouse with
cool jazz every Thursday from 5:30-8:30 p.m. until the
end of the semester. Complimentary hors doeuvres
and beverage specials are available from 4-8 p.m.

For more information, contact Gordon Douglas at
(301) 40M182 or at gdouglas@dining.umd.edu

Foods and Fun from Foreign Lands

Last fall's International Food Fair was a great suc-
cess, and the International Student Council (ISO is
sponsoring another this semester. The fair is an
opportunity for all international students, faculty and
staff to come together and celebrate diversity with
the whole campus community.

This semester's International Food Fair will take
place on Horn bake Mall on Wednesday, May 2 from
12-2 p.m. There wilt be performances by various
international student groups and, of course, culinary
delights from all over the world. The fair is organized
and sponsored by the ISC, but also receives funding
from various campus departments and offices.

Those interested should plan to arrive 6b time, as
last fall, the event was quite popular. Don't miss out
on the fabulous food!

For more information, please contact Pernilla
Qlabi-Vogt, president. International Student Council, at
(301) 314-8327 or pvogt@wam.umd.edu.

at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 15- Seats are filling up fast.

For reservations or more information, contact
Christopher K. Cantore at (301) 314-8012 or ccan-
tore@dining.umd.edu, or visit

www.inform.umd.edu/muc and check the calendar of
events.

The Golf Course Club House is also hosting an
Easter Buffet, featuring a long list of menu items from
fresh fruit and fish to roast beef and red potatoes. The

series sponsored by the university's graduate Creative
Writing Program. A book signing will follow. For more
information call (301) 405-3820.

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buffet will be served on Sunday, April 15 from 11:30
a.m. -3 p.m.

Reservations are required, and can be made by call-
ing (301) 403-4240.

We Commute and We're Proud!

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The Rossborough Inn will be hosting its annual
Easter Day Buffet Brunch at 1 1 a.m. and Easter Dinner

Mark your calendar and plan to join Commuter
Affairs and Community Service for Commuter
Appreciation Day on Wednesday, April 18, 2001. Want
to be a part of the festivities? You can help celebrate
and honor our commuter students by participating as
a button distribution site for "Proud to be a
Commuter" buttons.

Commuter Appreciation Day is an all-day event that
features a variety of activities specially designed for
commuters, including free parking in Stadium Drive
Garage, "Good Morning, Commuters!" in satellite cam-
pus locations, Stress Free Zone, Off-Campus Living
Fair, and more.

For more information, contact Leslie Perkins at
(301) 3147250 or lperkins@accmail.umd.edu.

Of Words, Space and Justic

Gretel Eriich, author of more than 20 volumes of
fiction and non-fiction, will read from her works on
Wednesday, April 1 1 , at 7 p.m. In the McKeldin Library
Special Events Room.

Also reading that night is poet Ira Sadoff, author of
six collections of poetry.

Eriich began writing full-time in 1979 after work-
ing in Wyoming as a documentary filmmaker. Her
book "The Solace of Open Spaces," chronicles her
experiences herding sheep and working with
Wyoming ranchers. Other works include "A Match to
the Heart: One Woman's Story of Being Struck by
Lightning," "Cowboy island: Farewell to a Ranching
legacy," "Heart Mountain," and "Questions of Heaven:
The Chinese Journeys of an American Buddhist."

Poems from Sadoff s most recent collection,
"Grazing," were awarded the Jerome Shestack Award
for the best poems to appear in The American Poetry
Review in 1997, and the George Bogin Memorial
Award from the Poetry Society of America for origi-
nality of imagination and concern for social justice.
Currently the Dana Professor at Colby College, he has
been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and a
Creative Arts Fellowship from the National
Endowment of the Arts.

The reading is part of the Writers Here & Now

In celebration of 10 years of community service
the Association for India's Development (AID) pres-
ents "Soul of the Sarod," an evening of Indian classical
music featuring internationally
renowned sarod maestro Amjad Ali
Khan. The event will take place at
7 p.m. on April 22 at Eleanor
Roosevelt High School, Greenbelt.
The sarod is a short-necked,
unfretted lute with eight strings. Its
lack of frets make it ideal for
Indian classical music with its char-
acteristic meends (embellish-
ments).

AID is a campus-based
group of volunteers dedicated to
promoting grassroots efforts in
India that organize communities
for health care, education, small
enterprise, environmental action
and people's rights. All proceeds
will support AID'S new initiative,
the Hundred Block Plan, and other
ongoing developmental projects in
India. Tickets are $50, $30 and $20.
Student tickets are $15 if pur-
chased in advance. For more info
about AID, visit www.aidindia.org.

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Take Back the Night is a diversity forum special
event aimed at ending violence toward women. This
year's keynote speaker is Patricia Ireland, President of
the National Organization for Women (NOW). Events
are as follows:

• 5 p.m. — Music

• 6 p.m. — Rally with keynote speaker

• 7 p.m. — March

• 8 p.m.— Vigil

The event will take place on Wednesday, April 1 1
from 6-9 p.m. in the Nyumburu Cultural Center. For
more information, contact Pamela R. Morse at (301)
441-2441 orprmorse@yahoo.com.

Conference on Commuter.

A national teleconference to address how the col-
lege experience can be organized to meet the learn-
ing needs and circumstances of today's students, the
vast majority of whom live off-campus, will be held
April 26 in the Prince George's Room of the Stamp
Student Union.

The conference, which begins at 1 p.m., is spon-
sored by The National Clearinghouse for Commuter
Programs (NCCP), the Maryland College Personnel
Association (MCPA), the University of Maryland
Baltimore County (UMBQ.and the University of
Maryland Commuter Affairs and Community Service
Office.

The program will begin with a pre-conference
event at 1 1 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom Lounge, Stamp
Student Union, featuring a welcome, keynote speaker,
luncheon, roundtable discussions on commuter issues
and information displays. The pre-conference event Is
$25 for professionals, $15 for students.

The teleconference features panelists John N.
Gardner, Senior Fellow and Distinguished Professor
Emeritus, National Resource Center for the First-Year
Experience and Students in Transition, University of
South Carolina; Barbara Jacoby, Director, National
Clearinghouse for Commuter Programs and
Commuter Affairs and Community Service, University
of Maryland, College Park; George Kuh, Professor and
Director, National Survey of Student Engagement .
Indiana University; Byron McClenney, President,
Kingsborough Community College; and Maria Vallejo,
Provost, Palm Beach Community College.

For more information, call (301) 405-0986.