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Outlook

The University of Maryland Faculty and Staff Weekly Newspaper

Volume 15 • Number 28 » May 8, 2001

Maryland

Day 2001 A

Smashing

Success,

Page 5

On Thursday, May 3 at 2:30 p.m., a ceremony was held to rename the university's physics
building in honor of scientist, scholar and educator John S. Toll. Toll, who is now president of
Washington College In Chestertown, and professor of physics and chancellor emeritus at
Maryland, is a former physics department chair at Maryland and former president and chancellor
of the University of Maryland System (now the University System of Maryland). Above (I to r) are
current physics chair Jordan Goodman (rear); John Wheeler of Princeton University, eminent
physicist and Toll's former thesis adviser; Toll; and Donald Langenberg, University System of
Maryland chancellor and physics professor. Toll expressed his gratitude for the honor and his
pride at the example of excellence now being set by the Maryland physics department.

Chinese Ambassador, Spiritual Leader
Discuss Taiwan Defense

Stephen Chen, who
recently retired from
41 years as a diplomat-
ic officer from Taiwan
to the United States, and
Suheil Bushrui, Baha'l chair on
world peace, offered contrast-
ing opinions on Taiwan
defense issues at a forum held
May 2 at Marie Mount Hall.
During the discussion —
'Defending Taiwan: Necessity?
Provocation?" — Chen offered
his view on the Bush adminis-
tration's controversial offer to
sell $90 billion in arms to
Taiwan and how it will affect

cross-straits relations between
Taiwan and China. An Institute
for Global Chinese Affairs fel-
low, Chen also discussed the
countries' relations with the
United States during his pres-
entation.

Bushrui, in his comments,
provided a spiritual under-
standing of internecine con-
flict and the future conditions
that will allow for the unifica-
tion of China and Taiwan.

China holds that the exis-
tence of Taiwan under
Republican rule for more than
50 years is an affront to

Chinese dignity for which it
has attempted to isolate
Taiwan diplomatically and to
force its capitulation.

The Nationalist govern-
ment under General Chiang
Kai-shek was plagued with
tremendous corruption. Its
inept governance of China,
repeated failed attempts to
exterminate the Communists,
and refusal to fight the
Japanese who occupied parts
of China from 1931-45 led to
its defeat and flight to Taiwan

continued on page 6

Technology Takes Care of You

Campus-created Assistant Changes How We Live

Imagine a trip to the air-
port with no headaches.

You're sitting in your
office, and your personal
electronic communications
assistant beeps to remind
you that you must leave. On
your way to the Metro sta-
tion, it tells you which trains
to catch. You arrive at the air-
port, and your electronic
assistant has already com-
municated with the terminal,
so there are no tickets to
pick up, and it has already
informed you that your plane

is arriving at gate 40.

On your way to the gate,
you pick up the latte that
your assistant has ordered
for you and paid for at
Starbucks. You get to the
gate, enter the plane and
occupy the window seat at
the front of the plane, which
your assistant has secured for
you per your specifications.

Personal communication
devices and systems will
soon change the way we
work and play. They will
coordinate our schedules,

enable us to communicate
with anyone, anywhere, and
give us instant access to loca-
tion-specific information that
will help us to navigate our
lives. We will be able to find
out where our friends are,
get directions to go see
them, and tell them we're
coming all with one device.
We' 11 even be able to contact
the police in the event of an
emergency, and they'll know
where we are.

A university-developed

continued on page 7

Smith School Receives
High Marks in Wall
Street Journal Survey

Companies that recruit MBA
graduates are high on the uni-
versity's Robert H. Smith
School of Business.

According to the results of
the first-ever Wall Street
Journal/Harris Interactive
Business School Survey, corpo-
rate recruiters rank the Smith
School 1 3th overall worldwide
among the survey's top 50
schools. The newspaper pub-
lished the survey results in a
recent special section titled
"The Top Business Schools."

The Smith School also
earned five top-10 rankings;

• fifth among top public
schools

• fifth among "hidden gems
. . . whose graduates sparkle"

■ eighth in "overall value for
the money invested in the
recruiting effort'*

• eighth in students' entre-
preneurial skills

• eighth among small
schools (with less than 500
full-time MBA students).

"This is wonderful news,
especially for our students and
our current and prospective
corporate recruiters." said
Howard Frank, dean of the
Smith School. "Smith MBAs
provide incredible value in the
workplace. They are smart,
they are well prepared to han-
dle the challenges of the digi-
tal economy, and their com-
munication, problem-solving,
and teamwork skills are
exceptional."

The Wall Street Journal/
Harris Interactive Business
School Survey is based on the

continued on page 4

Independent Bookseller
Makes Campus Connections

In 1985, more than 23
million people died after
die Nevado del Ruiz vol-
cano in Colombia erupted.
In 1993, nine people were
killed when volcano Galeras,
also in Colombia, blew

new book "No Apparent
Danger: The True Story of
Volcanic Disaster at Galeras
and Nevado del Ruiz,"
explores the controversy
surrounding these disasters.
University geologist Karen

Todd Stewart and Bridget Warren hope to give students an
alternative to chain store offerings.

almost taking the lives of sci-
entists exploring it at the
time. What still bothers
many in the volcanological
community is how accurate-
ly these tragedies could have
been predicted.

Victoria Bruce, in her

Prestegaard saw an opportu-
nity to bring two of her
interests together, and serve
the community at the same
time. Her department is co-
sponsoring an appearance
by Bruce at Vertigo Books i

continued on page 7

May 8, 2001

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maryland

may 8

-T'u e 5 da y

12-1:30 p.m., Seminar'APT
Brown Bag Lunch." Maryland
Room, Marie Mount Hall.
(Details in For Your
Interest, p.8.)

2-4 p.m., Linguistics Collo-
quium: "Scope of Indefinites
at ages 4 to 7," With Irene
Kraemer, University of Dela-
ware Department of Linguis-
tics Acquisition and Seman-
tics. 0103 Jimenez. (The lin-
guistics graduate students
organize a colloquium series
every fell and spring semester,
bringing linguists in from all
over the world to present
their most current work.
Often, the Maryland Collo-
quium Series is the first public
presentation of ground-break-
ing research. Colloquium talks
are open to the public, and
take place on Fridays at 2 p.m.
in Marie Mount Hall, Room
1304.) For more information,
contact GracielaTesan at 5-
6947 or graciela@wam.
umd.edu.

4 p.m.. Physics Colloquium:
"CP Violation in Decays of B
Mesons — The First Results
from the BaBaR Experiment."
With Hassan Jawahery, profes-
sor of physics, University of
Maryland. Preceded by refresh-
ments at 3:30 p.m. 1410
Physics. Call 5-3401.

4-5 p.m., Food Science Semi-
nan "Cancer Chemoprevention
by Grape Constituents." With
Keith Singletary, Department
of Nutrition, University of Illi-
nois. Co-sponsored by the gra-
duate program in food science
and J1FSAN (Joint Instituc for
Food Safety & Nutrition). 2107
Plant Sciences. For more infor-
mation, contact Bernadene
Magnuson at 5-4523 or
bml50@umail.umd.edu.

6 p.m., Film: "All My Loved
Ones (Vsichni moji blfzci)."
Directed by Matej Minac.
(Czech Republic, 1999- 95
min. 35 mm. In Czech with
English subtitles.) Part of the
Meyerhoff Center for Jewish
Studies film series. 1240 Bio-
logy-Psychology Building. Call
5-4975 or visit www.inform.
umd.edu/ARHU/Depts/jwst/
FilmSchedule.html for a
description of the film.

W ednesda y
may 9

12-1 p.m.. Research & Devel-
opment Meeting: "Factors
Affecting Employment Success
Among African American

Your Guide to University Events

May 8-18

Women Making Welfare-to-
Work Transitions." With Cicely
Horsham-Brathwaite, psycho-
logical intern. 0114 Counsel-
ing Center, Shoemaker Bldg.
For more information, contact
Stacey Holmes at seholmes®
wam.umd.edu.

4-5 p.m., Astronomy Collo-
quium: "Pulsar Wind Nebulae."
With Dr. Roger Chevalier,
University of Virginia. 2400
Computer & Space Sciences.
Colloquia are usually preceded
by coffee and followed by an
informal reception (both in
room CSS 0254). Contact
Derek Richardson at 5-8786 or
coil-request ©astro, umd.edu.

T^fi urs day
may 10

3:15-5:30 p.m., University
Seriate Meeting. 0200 Skinner.
All members of the campus
community are invited and
encouraged to attend. For
more information, call 5-5805
or e-mail college-park-senate®
umail.umd.edu.

7:308:45 p.m., "Physics is
Phun: Water." Physics Depart-
ment Lecture Halls, Physics
Building. Doors open by 7 p.m.
For more information, call 5-
5 994. To volunteer, call Bernie
at 5-5949 a week before the
program. Or visit www.
physics, umd.edu/lecdem.

Trida

may

9 a.m.-4 p.m., OIT Shortcourse
Training: "Advanced MS Word."
Participants will work with
styles, create form templates,
add graphics to documents,
use features that simplify
working with large documents
and more. The recommended
prerequisite to this course is
MS Word (Level 2) or equiva-
lent knowledge. 0121 Main
Administration. The fee for the
class is $80. For more informa-
tion and to register, please
visit www.oit.umd.edu/sc. Or
contact the OIT Training Servi-
ces Coordinator at 5-0443 or
ott-training@umail.umd.edu.*

12 p.m.,Seminar:"State-
Dependent Auditory Process-
ing in the Avian Song System."
With Marc E Schmidt, Depart-
ment of Biology, University of

Pennsylvania. Part of the
Neuroscience and Cognitive
Science Program 2001 Spring
Seminar Series. 1208 Biology-
Psychology. Visit www.life.
umd.edu/NACS or call 5-8910.

5 p.m., Performance: "New
Dances," an informal presenta-
tion of new work. Sponsored
by the Student Dance Associ-
ation. Dance Theatre, Clarice
Smith Performing Arts Center.
For more information, call 5-
7847.

7:308:45 p.m., "Physics is
Phun: Water." Physics Depart-
ment Lecture Halls, Physics
Building. Doors open by 7 p.m.
For more information, call 5-
5994.To volunteer, call Bernie
at 5-5949 a week before the
program. Or visit www.
physics, umd.edu/lecdem.

S aturdav

7:30-8:45 p.m., "Physics is
Phun: Water." Physics Depart-
ment Lecture Halls, Physics
Building. Doors open by 7 p.m.
For more information, call 5-
5994.To volunteer, call Bernie
at 5-5949 a week before the
program. Or visit www.
physics, umd.edu/lecdem.

8:30 p.m.- 12:30 a.m. Dance:
"Black Faculty and Staff Spring
Dance," featuring DJ Lady D.
Stamp Student Union. Cash
bar, hot and cold food. $17.50
in advance, $20 at the door.
For tickets, contact Roberta
Coates, 5-8481; Mary Cothran,
5-6515; Brenda Cox, 5-5848 or
Jill Fordyce, 5-9277.

TAon da y

4 p.m., Entomology Colloqui-
um. With Stewart Beriocher,
Department of Entomology,
University of Illinois, Urbana-
Champaign. 1 140 Plant
Sciences Building. Call 5-3795.

T'u e 5 da m

may 15

4 p.m.. Physics Colloquium:
"Jamming." With Sid Nagel,
professor of physics, Univer-
sity of Chicago. Preceded by
refreshments at 3:30 p.m.
1410 Physics Building (Physics
lecture hall). Call 5-3401.

calendar guide:

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Calendar information for Outlook is compiled from a combination of inforM's

master calendar and submissions to the Outlook office.

Submissions are due two weeks prior to the date of publication.

To reach the calendar editor, call 405-7615 ore-mail to outlook@accmail.omd.edu.

'Events are free and open to the public unless noted by an asterisk (*).

Black Academics,
Administrators to Define
Agenda

"Defining the New Black Agenda in Higher Educa-
tion" is the the theme of the 14th Annual Conference
for Blacks in Higher Education. It will be held May 30
-June 1 at the Greenbelt Marriott Hotel, Greenbelt, _
Md. Keynote speakers are: Dr.Yolande Moses, presi-
dent, American Association of Higher Education and
Na'im Akbar, president, Mind Productions and Assoc.,
Inc. and former president of the National Association
of Black Psychologists. University students will be
featured on a panel called "Student Report Card —
Today's African American Students Speak."

Some of the session titles are: Making for a More
Inclusive Curriculum, Collaborative Student
Programming and Initiadves, Who's Acting White?
Addressing the Academic Achievement Gap and the
Legal and Practical Implications of the Changing
Admissions Environment. There will also be a round-
table discussion with senior administrators on the
definition of the new black agenda.

For more information or to register please contact
Gail Brown at (301) 405-4183 or register on-line at
www.umd.edu/bfsaconference. Conference fees are
$195 for faculty/staff and $295 for the general audi-
ence.

3-5 p.m., Awards Reception:
The President's Commission
on Ethnic Minority Issues and
The President's Office cordial-
ly invite you to the Garden at
Rossborough Inn. Honorees
include Dottie Bass, Danielle
McGugins, Gia Harewood and
Delecia Stewart. For more
information, contact Shanti
Nanan at (301) 405-5801 or
snanan@deans. umd . edu .

W e dn e s da m
ma;

2-4 p.m., Seminar: "Writing
Wrongs: Better Memos,
Business Letters and E-mails."
G^etails in For Your
Interest, page 8.)

3-4:30 p.m., Reception for
Provost Gregory L. Geoffrey,
in celebration of his appoint-
ment as president of Iowa
State University. Colony
Ballroom, Stamp Student
Union. RSVP to Sapienza
Barone at 5-5790 or
sbarone@deans.umd.edu.

T*/i urs da\

S aturdav
may 19

8 p.m. Concert: Prince
George's Choral Society's final
concert of the season. Berwyn
Presbyterian Church in Ber-
wyn Heights. light dessert buf-
fet following the performanc-
es in the church fellowship
hall. $10, $8 for seniors and
students. For reservations, con-
tact Jack Donley at (301) 474-
7815. For more information,
call (301) 454-1463.'

5:30-7:30 p.m. Mixer: First
Annual Business and Techno-
logy Regional Mixer. Grand
Pavilion of the Clarice Smith
Performing Arts Center. Free.
Complimentary drinks and hor
d'oeuvres.To register, visit
www.mdhitech.org/Calendar/
htmV52.html or call Cindy
McGowan at (301) 403-41 11.

*F r i da

8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Conference:
"19th Annual Professional
Concepts Exchange Confer-
ence" for non-exempt staff.
(Details in For Your
Interest, p.8.)

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Passing the Bow

Guarneri Quartet's Soyer to Leave Protege in His Place

f^^M t 11 years old,
£ gm cellist Peter
* /I Wiley heard ;i

¥^ performance

^ that changed
his life.WMe a music stu-
dent taking lessons in
Utica, New
York, he had
the privilege
of seeing and
meeting The
Guarneri
Quartet, who
were in resi-
dence at near-
by Harper
College. The
experience
left a lasting
impression,
and was a
defining
moment for
young Wiley.
He decided
that he would
be a profes-
sional musician, and that
someday he would join a
string quartet. He never
dreamed that it would be
the Guarneri.

On Friday, May 1 1, on
the stage of the Concert
Hall, The Guarneri String
Quartet will repeat their
May 8 Carnegie Hall
"farewell" performance for

cellist David Soyer who
will be leaving the
Guarneri after 37 years.
His successor: Peter Wiley.
In the intervening years
since meeting the Guar-
neri, Wiley went on to

study with David Soyer in
his first cello class at The
Curtis Institute of Music in
1968, and has become an
accomplished cellist in his
own right.

"Peter Wiley was one of
my best and favorite stu-
dents...! have always felt
very close to him, almost
like a father. I am extreme-

ly pleased that he will be
the one replacing me."

The Guarneri Quartet
became the standard tor
me," states Wiley. Tt was
what I wanted to become.
This is the end of a long
road for me,
but is also a
wonderful
beginning.
David Soyer is a
great artist, a
wonderful and
caring teacher,
and my friend. 1
am humbled
and honored to
fill his chair
with The
Guarneri String
Quartet."

The pro-
gram for the
performance
will include
repertory for
quartet by
Beethoven to be per-
formed by the original
members of the quartet,
and Schubert's Cello
Quintet, with both Soyer
and Wiley performing.

Ticket prices are $16
for adults, $ 1 2 for seniors,
and $10 for students. For
tickets, contact the ticket
office at (301) 405-7847.

Clarice Smith
PerformngApts

CenteRAT MARYLAND

Fancy Footwork at
Final Take 5

Looking to learn a
new step or to
enhance your dance
moves? Join us on Tues-
day, May 8 from 5:30-6:15
p.m. in the Studio Theatre
for a free salsa lesson!

The last Take 5 event of
the semester will feature
Eileen Torres, a versatile
and enthusiastic dancer
and instructor of salsa,
rnambo and cha-cha. First,
learn the basics of salsa
dancing, then put your new
moves in motion with a live per-
formance from
La Romana,
Washington,
D.C.'s premier
salsa orches-
tra. Dance the
night away
until 9 p.m.

r

Department of Theatre
Professor Mitchell Hefocr i will be
performing in a radio production of
"Seven Days in May," a co-produc-
tion ofWETA and LA. Theatre
Works. The radio production will
be taped before a live audience and

includes Ed Asner as President

Jordan Lyman. This is the first time

that "Seven" has been produced as a

play. The book was made into a film

starring Burt Lancaster, Frederick

March, Ava Gardner and Kirk

Douglas. Hebert will be playing the

Kirk Douglas role, Col. Casey. Nick

Olcott will direct. The production

will air this fell on WETA.

Cellist and Cello Lovers Converge for Leonard Rose Competition

Members of the interna-
tional music community will
be coming to the Clarice
Smith Performing Arts
Center May 24-June 2 for
events featuring and cele-
brating the cello: the
Leonard Rose International
Cello Competition and the
Sixth American Cello
Congress.

The Leonard Rose Cello
Competition, named for the
most influential American-
born cellist of the 20th cen-
tury, is the only North
American cello competition

of the prestigious World
Federation of International
Music Competitions based in
Geneva, Switzerland.

Forty-two contestants
from 13 nations will be vying
for top honor. Several days
of preliminary and semi-final
rounds will culminate with
competition finals on June 2,
with The Baltimore
Symphony Orchestra, Yuri
Temirkanov, music director
and David Lockington, con-
ductor. The first prize winner
receives $20,000 and
engagements, including a

recital in Alice Tully Hail,
Lincoln Center, in New York
City.

Sponsors of the event
include The Gazette
Newspapers, WGMS-FM,
Maryland Public Television,
Jordan Kitt's Music,
STRINGS magazine and
Quintus Corporation.

"It's very exciting that we
are able to showcase the
work of one of the very best
American teachers and musi-
cians of the 20th century in
our extraordinary new facili-
ties," says George Moquin,

director of competitions.

In conjunction with the
competition, The Sixth
American Cello Congress will
take place, featuring lecture
demonstrations, concerts,
exhibitions and symposia
focused on the art of
ensemble performance.

For more information on
the Leonard Rose Cello
Competition, visit the cen-
ter's Web site at
www.clari cesmithcenter.umd.
edu. For tickets, contact the
Center Ticket Office at (301)
405-7847.

Creating an Orchestra Composed of Tomorrow's Talent

/"^^ or three weeks this
' f" June, the best and

JL the brightest col-
lege-age musicians will come
together to create the
National Orchestra Institute
Philharmonic and will have a
rare opportunity to work
with distinguished conduc-
tors and musicians.

The School of Music's
National Orchestra Institute
(NOD, which was established
in 1987, helps young stu-
dents make the transition
from academla to profession-
al orchestras while honing
their performance skills. Each
week, approximately 90 NOI
students, selected by applica-

tion and annual U.S. regional
auditions, train with distin-
guished conductors in prepa-
radon for public performanc-
es. Training includes mock
auditions and masterclasses
to help these young artists
compete for professional
symphony positions.

This year's public perform-
ances will feature renowned
conductors Lan Shui, Gerard
Schwarz and David
Lockington.

The public performances
will be held in the Concert
Hall of the Clarice Smith
Performing Arts Center. The
following is the performance
schedule:

Saturday, June 9 at 8 p.m.

Lan Shui, conductor

Music Director for the

Singapore Symphony

Orchestra

Strauss— Till Eulenspiegels

Lustige Streicbe

Stucky — Dream Waltzes

Rlmsky-Korsakov—

Scheherazade, op. 35

Sunday June 17 at 2 p.m.

Gerard Schwarz, conductor

Music Director of the Seattle

Symphony

Beethoven — Coriolan

Overture

Stravinsky— Firebird Suite

(1919)

Shostakovich —

Symphony no. 8

Saturday, June 23

at 8 p.m.

David Lockington,

conductor

Music Director, Grand

Rapids Symphony

Orchestra

Wagner — Overture to

The Flying Dutchman

Bartdk — Suite from

The Miraculous

Mandarin

Brahms — Symphony

no. 2.

Conductor Lan Shui

Ticket prices are $15, $12 for seniors and $5 for students,
information, contact the ticket office at (301) 405-7847.

For

May 8, 2001

Transportation Survey

Seeks Input

eon Igras, Director

area is a wonderful place

of the Department of

to live and work, but has

L— Environmental Safety

very significant environ-

( DES), reminds all UM

mental challenges facing

employees who receive a

it. including the seventh-

Parking and Trans-

worst ozone level and the

portation Survey Form in

second- worst traffic con-

the next several weeks to

gestion in the United

be sure to fill it out and

States," said Igras.

send ft back to DES.

Future growth projec-

The survey is being

tions for the area include

sent to 19,225 UM per-

a significant increase in

sonnel and features 35

single vehicles with mini-

questions about how the

mal increase in road sur-

universfty can improve

face area to accommo-

access to and from the

date all the vehicles.

campus. The survey form

"The university, as weil

was designed by trans-

as the region, need to

portation consultants,

evaluate and support

Wilbur Smith and

more environmentally

Associates, working with

sound ways for people to

DES, the Facilities Master

get to and from work, "

Planning Subcommittee

said Igras.

for Vehicular and

The survey should be

Pedestrian Movement and

returned to DES by May

Parking, and the Civil

18th, Wilbur Smith and

Engineering Department.

Associates wil) then tabu-

Questions cover the use

late results and develop

of mass transportation,

recommendations for the

bicycles, car pools, van

university to improve

pools and automobiles.

access for the campus

"The Washington. D.C.,

community.

University Retirees Will Soon Have an
Association of Their Own

Better Living Through Botany

"Picture Maryland:

friendly publication was

Where do wc grow from

developed by an intera-

here?" is a 32-page publi-

gency workgroup that

cation containing infor-

includes several faculty

mation on how Mary-

and staff of the College

land's landscape is chan-

of Agriculture and

ging and provides prac-

Natural Resources. It

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Smith School

continued from page t

opinions of 1 ,600 recruiters
of MBA students. Recruiters
rated business schools and
their students on 27 attrib-
utes. School attributes
included the core curricu-
lum, success in preparing
students for the new econo-
my, and the past success
that recruiters have had
among graduates from a
school. Student attributes
included communication
and interpersonal skills, abil-
ity to work well within a
team, entrepreneurial skills,
and analytical and problem-
solving skills.

The Wall Street Journal's
rankings are the latest in top
rankings earned by the
Smith School of Business
this year. In January, the
Financial Times published
the results of its survey of
MBA programs worldwide

in which the Smith School
was ranked fourth in infor-
mation technology, sixth in
faculty research, seventh in
entrcpreneurship and 23rd
overall worldwide. The
Smith School also was
ranked 19th in the United
States.

Earlier this month, U.S.
News & World Report pub-
lished the results of its latest
survey of MBA programs na-
tionwide; the Smith School
was ranked in the top 25 in
five categories, including
ninth in information systems
management, J 9th in entre-
preneurship, and 29th over-
all. And in its most recent
survey of TechnoMBA pro-
grams, Computerworid mag-
azine in 1999 ranked the
Smith School number three
nationwide.

For more information on
the Robert H. Smith School
of Business, visit www:
rhsmith. umd.edu.

After a total of 30 years
with the university,
David Clarke, former
chairman of the
department of kinesiology, had
no problems making his adjust-
ment to retirement in 1998.

"I didn't experience any diffi-
culty," he said. "I thought 1
would. Everybody says it's quite
an adjustment to make."

Still, he understands how los-
ing connection with the univer-
sity could lead to a sense of dis-
location. "In so many ways,
you're left out of the loop," he
said. "You're sort of dropped
from the rolls. You don't get any
e-mail."

So when he received one of
about 800 surveys sent last sum-
mer to UM retirees and emeriti
regarding their interest in form-
ing a University of Maryland
Retirees Association, he thought
it a good idea. So good, in feet,
that he signed on to one of five
planning committees shaping
the new association.

On May 17, at 10 a.m. at the
Inn and Conference Center, the
80 retirees on the committees
will hold their second meeting.
All retirees interested in helping
to plan for the association's cre-
ation are we I come. The first offi-
cial meeting of the association is
planned for Sept. 12.

"An underlying issue is that
our retirees want to continue to
be recognized in simple ways at
the university," said Laura Wilson,
director of the Center on Aging.
"A retiree association becomes
the starting point for continuing
connections widi the university
and each other."

Added Clarke, "There have

been attempts along the way to
make wishes of retired folks
known, but it just never has
come together in any concerted
way until now."

The Center on Aging is play-
ing a lead role in the start-up,
along with the School of
Education, the Office of
Continuing and Extended
Education, and University
Relations, all of which are pro-
viding first-year funding.

Committees have been estab-
lished on retiree benefits, meet-
ing and social functions, commu-
nication, campus engagement
and civic engagement. Plans are
under way to develop a retirees'
resource handbook that would
cover the same sort of issues
and opportunities as the faculty
or student handbooks, but from
the perspective of university
retirees.

For example, the annual hand-
book would contain a calendar
of events and listing of privi-
leges and costs for dining facili-
ties, recreation centers, athletic
events, electronic communica-
tions and publications, to name
a few of a long list of campus
resources.

"We hope to produce a first-
year guide that would contain
information we've all struggled
to get after we retire," said Marti
Hooker, who retired after 20
years as a McKeldin Library ref-
erence librarian and instructor
with the College of Library and
Information Services (now
known as the College of
Information Studies).

And the street would run
both ways. Retirees could stay
listed in the faculty-staff directo-

ry if they wish, and could regis-
ter for a speakers' bureau.
Already, the planning group has
gathered 837 names for a retiree
database,

Virginia Beau champ, an
English professor emerita, for-
mer chair of the Women's
Commission and founder of the
Women's Studies Initiative, is the
association's steering committee
member for campus engage-
ment. She has been working
with managers of the
Rossborough Inn to arrange ven-
ues for regular association activi-
ties.

"Tliis is still ongoing," said
Sharon Simson, Senior University
coordinator and steering com-
mittee representative from the
communication committee. "But
it's a good start."

Wilson, steering committee
representative on civic engage-
ment, said her committee has
identified environmental and
historic preservation, school
mentoring and literacy, and a
speakers' bureau as foci for
retirees who want to offer dicir
expertise to the larger communi-
ty. "We wanted not a single point
of contact, but an ongoing con-
tact," she said.

Retirees also could, through
the association, continue to con-
tribute to the mission of the uni-
versity by mentoring or fund-
raising. And with their institu-
tional memory, "they are a great
resource for the campus," said
Joan Patterson, director of the
alumni association for 28 years.

For further information on
the nascent association, call
(301) 405-2469, or e-mail Laura
Wilson, lw20@umail.umd.edu.

Honoring Those Who Serve

During an elegant ceremony in the Maryland Room of Marie Mount Hall last Thursday, four people
were recognized for their contributions to the quality of life for persons with disabilities at the
university. The event was sponsored by the President's Commission on Disability Issues,
(l-r) Elizabeth Shearn, with the counseling department, received the 2001 Faculty Disability
Achievement award; Andre M. Perry, with the Office of Educational Leadership and Policy, received the
2001 Student Disability Achievement award; Thomas J. Newlin, with the Office of Information
Technology, received the 2001 John W. King Staff Disability award. King was a reference librarian at
Hombake Library who specialized in providing services to the handicapped. William R. Scales, director
of the Office of Disability Issues, received a special recognition award.

Outlook

aryland Day 2001: Oh, What a Time We Had!

Thanks to good weather
and enormous efforts by
the university communi-
ty, Maryland Day 2001 exceed-
ed organizers' expectations by
more than 20,000, bringing
more than 62,000 visitors to
the campus on April 28.

"It was indeed an amazing
day," said Brodie Remington,
vice president for university
relations. "I had the luxury of
just darting around, sampling,"

President Dan Mote set out
three goals for building "the
Maryland Family" in his 1999
state of the campus address.
One of them was to have » i**M
50,000 visitors for Maryland
Day by the year 2004.

"We blew the roof off that
goal three years early" says

Responses to surveys con-
ducted all over the campus
demonstrated that visitors were
pleased with the day's 300
activities, which came under
the theme "Explore Our World."

Remington credits 5,000 vol-

Remington. "It struck me, espe-
cially several days leading up to
it, how enormously complicat-
ed and complex it is. Think of
all the food, cars, activities.
You've got an astronaut,
sheep..."

Paul Richards, a NASA
astronaut and alumnus, pre-
sented Mote with a banner
from the university he car-
ried with him during a March
shuttle mission. Sheep shear-
ing was a part of Ag Day
activities, which included a
cow judging demonstration,
pony rides, the ever-famous
ice cream factory tour and
many other events.

"This really is a showcase
for the university," said
Remington. "But another ben-
efit is that it brings the imme-
diate university community
together. An enormous num-
ber of faculty, staff and students
were involved in making it
what it is. This may be cliche,
but it really was a team effort."

There was something for
everyone at Maryland Day
2001. Thousands took part In
children's activities held on
McKeldln Mall (top). Singers
and dancers performed under
the big top Just in front of the
library. Campus organizations
set up tents along the sides.

One young visitor (above)
tries his hand — and body — at
the Velcro wall, while other vis-
itors sample Instant Ice cream
made with liquid nitrogen (bot-
tom left). Students In the neu-
tral buoyancy facility prepare
the human-powered "Terpedo"
for launch (above left). A llama
and an alpaca (far left) were
part of the popular petting zoo.
Astronaut Paul Richards
signed autographs for fans
(near left). Many found shade
and a place to sit along the
side of the mall (below).

Terry Flannery, executive direc-
tor of university communica-
tions and director of marketing.
"Imagine the good impression
we made on those who were
introduced to the university for
the first time."

unteers, mosdy staff and faculty
members, for making the event
a success. Though there were
many people involved on
Saturday, months of planning
went into Maryland Day.
"Several hundred worked

diroughout much
of the year plan-
ning and prepar-
ing,'' he said. "A
smaller group,
the planning and
steering commit-
tee, spent even
lunger than that
working on this."

Their efforts
were not in vain.
"Lots of things
went supremely
well," said

6

May 8, 2001

NOTABLE

Professor SuheU Bushrui, Baha'i Chair
for World Peace (BSOS) and creator of
an honors seminar entitied,"The
Spiritual Heritage of the Human Race "
has been invited to teach a version of
his class this summer at the
International Academy for Human
Sciences and Culture in Walenstadt,
Switzerland.

This seminar is part of the United
Nations Year of Dialogue Among
Nations. Bushrui's honors seminar on
campus is regularly one of the first to
fill up at each offering; a similar
response is expected from a more
mature and international audience in
Switzerland.

Also this summer, Bushrui will deliver
the L. M. Singhvi-Temenos Lnterfaith
Lecture at the Nehru Center in London
on June 21. This lecture is also part of
the United Nations Year of Dialogue
Among Nations.The Prince of Wales is
patron to the Temenos Academy, spon-
sor of the lecture.

Joanne Ferchland-Parella is the new
executive director of development for
the Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Ferchland-Parella will oversee all fund-
raising activities in the Business School.
She comes to Maryland from Bryant
College where she was executive direc-
tor of development. Ferchland-Parella
has extensive experience in fund-rais-
ing, having worked previously at
Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter,
Minn., and at Villanova and Johns
Hopkins universities.

Students Live, Learn on Lakota Reservation

You are flipping through the
schedule of classes and
come across a sociology
class you have never seen before. It
is called SOCY 398A Special Topics
in Sociology The
Contemporary
Experience of Native
Americans.

It sounds interest-
ing so you decide to
check it out. The pro-
fessor listed for the
course is linda
Moghadam and she is
more tiian happy to
schedule an appoint-
ment to discuss the
course.

Moghadam
explains that this is
not an ordinary sum-
mer class. This
course involves a two
week trip to Standing
Rock Reservation in
Wakpala. South
Dakota, where stu-
dents live, learn and
work with members
of the Wakpala com-
munity.

The class gives stu-
dents the chance to
work with people of
all ages. last summer
there was a group of
30 that participated
in the program, 12 of
whom were from the University of
Maryland.

"For the first week the students
worked on the reservation In the
mornings and they took a class on
Lakota culture and history at Sitting
Bull Tribal College every after-
noon," says Moghadam. "The second
week students work at a summer
camp for kids on the reservation."

Last summer the students
worked on the local school. They

painted and made much-needed
repairs. On weekends, the students
get to act like tourists, taking trips
to Mt. Rushmore, Wounded Knee
and the Black Hills.

One of Linda Moghadam 's classes poses near
Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, above. At
right, a gateway marking Wounded Knee, site
of the 1890 battle.

Reservation towns are often
many miles apart, so the camp
activities serve to build unity and
friendships among them.

Luke Kasim, a senior sociology
major, recalls being carted down
unpaved roads in a yellow school
bus with no shocks, taking sun
showers with exactly one minute
of water, and horseback riding on a
ranch.

"We were lucky because we

were invited to take part in a sweat
lodge. This is something that out-
siders do not get to do very often,
so it was an honor to be asked,"
Kasim says, adding that he was
touched by the energy of the chil-
dren they worked with.

"I went into this with a lot of
stereotypes about Native
Americans. You always hear about
alcoholism and poverty," Kasim
says. "I had this crazy idea I was
going to go save a nation. I got out
there and saw that life Ls different,
your priorities change and you real-
ize that the people are happy with
what they have."

Kasim feels that he has a lot
more to learn from the lakota peo-

ple and as has applied for a teach-
ing position on the reservation.
"Not only could I learn a lot
from them, I feel that I could bring
a new perspective into their world
as well," he says. "Some of the kids
out there had never seen a black
man before and 1 am Nigerian. I
had to show them on the map
where Nigeria is located."

—Megan Holmes

Taiwan Defense

continued from page 1

at the hands of the Communist
forces under Mao Zedong.

Chinese compare the
Taiwan situation to one that
might have happened if the
Confederates had fled the
South after their defeat in the
American Civil War and set up
shop in Puerto Rico, gaining
protection from Mexico or
England and then claiming to
be the legitimate government
of the United States.

Chen maintained that
defense of Taiwan was
extremely necessary as long as
mainland China continued to
threaten the people of Taiwan.

Having been defeated by
the Communists in 1949, the
Nationalists (TCMT) forces
retreated to Taiwan bringing
their national government to
Taipei. It wasn't until after the
Korean War in 1954 that the
United States signed a mutual
defense treaty with Taiwan
and resumed economic aid.

The KMT on Taiwan
believe that only the demo-
cratic unification of China can

bring Taiwan and China
together, Chen said. Taiwan is
waiting for the People's
Republic of China (PRQ to
become democratic for realis-
tic talks to take place.

Both the Communist and
Nationalist governments hold
that Taiwan is part of China
and must not become inde-
pendent.

The Democratic Progressive
Party, the party of Chen Shui-
bian, Taiwan's current presi-
dent, advocates that laiwan
independence should take
place if the population votes
on it.

The PRC's design Ls to give
Taiwan more autonomy once
it unified with the People's
Republic. Chen said he is
unwilling for Taiwan to
become the "Taiwan Special
Administrative Zone of the
PRC" even if the island was
allowed to have troops. After
all, to whom would the troops
belong if not the PRC?

The flag of a future unified
China is an especially difficult
barrier to overcome.
Nationalists are not willing to
accept the use of the red and

yellow PRC flag that many
consider to be ugly and even
un-Chinese, as it resembles the
flag of the Soviet Union, Chen
said.

He suggested that had the
Nationalist government had
done a terrible job and failed,
most of Taiwan would advo-
cate surrender to the PRC, but
that the Nationalist govern-
ment of Taiwan did not.

After the United States nor-
malized relations with the
PRC, the U.S. Congress passed
the Taiwan Relations Act that
required the government to
aid in Taiwan's defense by sell-
ing them defensive weapons.

Although the Chinese Civil
War resulted in divided fami-
lies all across the global
Chinese community — divi-
sions that still exist — Chen
insists it has also been a bless-
ing in disguise. The
Communists destroyed so
much of Chinese culture and
Taiwan has preserved that
ancient culture to provide the
global Chinese community
with an alternative to the
communist vision of Chinese
culture.

China Is not a communist
country though the
Communist Party rules it. In
fact, said Chen, there is no
such thing as a communist
market economy. China has
improved peoples' lives but
not with communism. The
fundamental solution to this
problem Is democratization.
Taiwan is a young democracy
and challenges China to follow
it in democratizing the
Chinese people.

Bushrui commented on
Chen's talk with a line of dis-
cussion that turned notions of
defense, sovereignty, capital-
ism, communism and the
future of world politics com-
pletely upside-down.

What, he asked, is our
vision of world politics?
Where are we and were are
we going? He felt that there
are six major issues that face
the world's present and
future. These are nuclear
issues, over-population, the
environment, the gap
between rich and poor, educa-
tion and the decline in morali-
ty.

Capitalism, Bushrui said,

doesn't have a heart.
Capitalism cannot survive and
will eventually meet the same
fate as communism. Free trade
must be fair trade, which now
it is not, he said. We are enter-
ing a time when we will have
world citizenship, he said, a
time when a global police
force will protect nations but
not individuals.

Globalization will eventual-
ly do away with nationalism,
Bushrui said, adding that the
language of the heart is still
tremendously needed.
Nationalism, he said, is a false
god, a fetish, and sovereignty is
a concept that Is out of date.
As human beings', he said, we
need new concepts to learn
how to participate in the
world community; he urged
audience members to become
citizens of the world, not of
governments.

Bushrui felt that the for
Americans, the solution will be
found in the United States. For
China, the solution is only to
be found in China.

—Justin Rudelson,

EXECUnVE DIRECTOR OF THE IGCA

Outlook

Technology

continued from page 1

prototype of this next genera-
tion in personal communica-
tions, called the Rover
Technology, was unveiled on
campus during Maryland Day
on April 28. During the event,
users tried out the Rover
Technology to help guide
them through the day's activi-
ties.

The prototype device gave
guests on MclCeldin Mall a
complete, location-specific list-
ing of the day's events, so that
no matter where they were,
the assistant was able to tell
them what, based upon their
specified interests, there was
to do nearby.

"This is the precursor of
big, big, big things to come,"
said Ashok K. Agrawala, profes-
sor of computer science and
director of the MIND Lab
(Maryland Information and
Network Dynamics Lab). "In
the future, personal electronic
guides will give you all of the
information that is analogous

to your location, no matter
where you are.

"They could be your guides
at museums and amusement
parks ."Agrawala explained.
"They
could help
you shop
and even
order what
you need
from a store
before you
get there."

The
Rover Tech-
nology
incorpo-
rates an
applications
server, a
wireless
network
and client
handheld
PCs. The
applications

server, based in a Windows
2000 environment, gives sys-
tem administrators access to
information about each cur-
rent user, as well as the ability

to manage events and broad-
cast messages.

The handheld device will
give users access to their per-
sonal schedules (along with

President Dan Mote listens while Tamer Nadeem
explains the Rover device during Maryland Day.
Fellow student Suman Banerjee looks on. Seated
in front of the group is Adedeji Akinyemi.

event notification and informa-
tion retrieval), as well as per-
mission-based text messaging,
location query among users,
voice messaging, and context-

based information display.

The Rover Technology
development team plans to
incorporate Maryland's patent-
pending PinPoint Technology,
developed by Agrawala and his
team, into their system.

PinPoint makes centimeter-
accuracy location possible in a
wireless network of nodes, as
well as nanosecond clock
determination. The Maryland
Day demonstration of the
Rover Technology utilized
Global Positioning System
(GPS) for location determina-
tion.

The Rover Technology is a
joint effort between the stu-
dent-driven Beacon Project
(www.ece.umd.edu/beacon)
from the department of elec-
trical and computer engineer-
ing, and the MIND Lab
(www. umiacs . umd .edu/mind/)
from the Institute of Advanced
Computer Studies in the
College of Computer,
Mathematical and Physical
Sciences.

The university BEACON
Project is a student-driven ini-

tiative dedicated towards
developing enhancements to
Maryland's existing security
system. Since the project's for-
mation in 1998, the group has
successfully unveiled two pro-
totype products for emer-
gency location on campus.

The student group is cur-
rently seeking venture capital
funding to form their own
company and engage in a part-
nership Maryland.

The MIND Lab is a joint
university, private industry, and
federal agency initiative
designed to foster new, large-
scale computer science proj-
ects in the areas of wireless
networking, networking infra-
structure and services, infor-
mation services and informa-
tion-centric applications, and
information assurance and
security.

The PinPoint Technology,
winner of one of this year's
Office of Technology Commer-
cialization's (OTQ Invention
of the Year Awards at the Uni-
versity of Maryland, is being
licensed by OTC.

Vertigo Books

continued from page 1

College Park at 7 p.m. on May 8.

"I have worked with Vertigo
Books since last summer when the
Girl Scout troop that I co-lead decid-
ed to form a mother-daughter book
club that meets monthly at Vertigo
Books," says Prestegaard."When
Victoria Bruce's book was pub-
lished, [Vertigo co-ownerj Bridget
Warren called me to ask my opinion
of bringing this local author to
Vertigo. I thought that this would be
a good idea. I found Victoria Bruce's
book to be well researched and it
provided an account of the vol-
canological, sociological and politi-
cal aspects of the events in
Columbia."

When the Committee on Africa
and the Americas wanted to bring
authors bell hooks and Cornel West
to campus, it also chose Vertigo as a
co-sponsor.

It is ties such as these, and more,
that the independent bookstore is
looking to strengthen in its new
home. Vertigo just celebrated its first
year in the College Park Shopping
Center on Baltimore Avenue, though
it had been a fixture In Washington
D.C.'s Dupont Circle for almost a
decade.

Husband and wife owners Todd
Stewart and Bridget Warren, who
have two daughters, Nora and
Sophie, know it may take some time
to establish themselves as a place in
Prince George's County for stu-
dents, faculty and staff to shop for
titles.

"It's been a teaming year," says
Warren. "Our situation is really
different here. We came from
where there were bookstores all
around us."

Instead of competition, those
stores provided alternatives to Verti-
go's focus on international politics,
world literature and African Ameri-
can studies. Since moving out of

Washington, Warren and Stewart
have had to expand their offerings
to include more mainstream titles
and authors to attract new cus-
tomers. They still, though, claim a
political focus.

"In D.C., if someone came in
looking for a general interest book,
we would refer them to Olsson's or
B. Dalton " says Warren. "If someone
wanted mystery or gay books, we'd
refer them to Mystery Books or
Lambda Rising."

In response to the change,
Vertigo now has a mystery section,
an expanded children's section and
has added several thousand new
titles to Its inventory. "We've sold 10
times the number of Kurt Vonnegut
here than we sold downtown in five
years." adds Stewart.

The store's greeting card selec-
tion is one of its most popular fea-
tures. Warren tells the story of a fra-
ternity member that, after buying a
Valentine's Day card from a certain
line, brought back his frat bothers
who then cleaned out the entire
selection of that line of cards last
year.

Word of mouth is a powerful
advertising tool, but Warren is sur-
prised that it isn't bringing in more
students. "I don't want to sound like
I'm whining, but it's surprising."

Vertigo puts fliers up on campus
and sends notices of its many author
appearances by e-mail to those who
subscribe to a list in the store.
Though they may have tost some of
their customer base, many D.C. regu-
lars, who live in Maryland, come in
more often because it is more con-
venient. "We Ye done better than we
thought we would "says Warren,

"(ButJ People come in and ask
us, 'So, how are you doing? Realty,"'
says Stewart. "They expect you to
fail."

Warren jokes that a core of their
District customers may be missing
because "they are afraid of the sub-
urbs, minivans. They're out of their
comfort zone."

University Senate Meeting Agenda

The May Transition meeting of the University Senate will
be held on Thursday, May 10, 2001. The meeting will con-
vene at 3:15 p.m. in Room 0200 Skinner Building.

Meeting Agenda

l.Cafi to Order

2. Election of the Chair-Elect - Ballots will be distributed at the meeting.

3. Approval of the Senate Meeting Minutes for April 9, 2001 (Action)*

4. Special Order of the Day

Gregory L. Geoffroy

Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost

5. Report of the Outgoing-Chair, Mark Leone

a) Ceremonial Resolution on the hundredth anniversary of the
Department of Communication (Action)*

b) Report of the Approval of Plan of Organization for the College of
Agriculture and Resource Economics

6. Report of the Chair, EUie Weingaertner

7. Chair-Elect Election Results and Additional Elections

a) Announcement of the Chair-Elect

b) Special Elections (Action)*

i. Senate Executive Committee

ii. Athletic Council

iii. Committee on Committees

iv. Campus Parking Advisory Committee (CPAC)

8. Report of Committees

a) Senate Programs, Curricula, and Courses Committee - Jean Dreher,
Chair

i. Recommendation to Establish a Citation Template for Undergraduate
Studies, Senate Document Number 99-00-78. 1 (Action)*

ii. Recommendation to Restructure the Ph.D. Program in French
Language and Literature and Rename it as the Ph.D. in Modern French
Studies, Senate Document Number 00-01-139 (Action)*

b) Senate Faculty Affairs Committee - George Goldenbaum, Chair

1. Revision of the Policy on the Review of Department Chairs and
Directors of Academic Units, Senate Document Number 00*1-112
(Action)*

ii. Revision of the Policy on the Review of Deans of Academic Units,
Senate Document Number 00-01-113 (Action)*

9. New Business

10. Adjournment

May 8, 2001

■Jfaurlljtfir

Forum on Volunteerism

The University of Maryland will host the second
national Forum on Volunteerism, Service & Learning
in Higher Education from June 23-26. Maryland facul-
ty and staff can receive a 20 percent discount on the
registration fee. The Forum will bring together admin
istrators, practitioners, and students from throughout
the higher education, service, and community sectors
to enhance skills, create part-
nerships, and increase
collaborations.

For further information
and registration materials,
visit http://the-forum.org/
forum/. Or contact Megan
Cooperman at (301) 405-0741
or msussman@aecmail.
Limd.edu. or visit
www.umd.edu/csp.

Golf Course
Mother's Day Buffet

areas: aquatics, athletics (track and field), bowling
(duckpin and tenpin), equestrian, golf and softball.
Special Olympics Maryland estimates 1 ,200 athletes,
400 coaches and 2,000 volunteers will participate
this year.

An elaborate opening ceremony will kick off the
games and a closing ceremony wilt conclude the
weekend. Volunteers are a fundamental element of
the Summer Games. Special Olympics Maryland needs

themums (36 varieties!), bedding plants, Australian
outback plants, begonias, impatiens, marigolds, snap-
dragons and more will be on sale from 9:30 a.m.-5:30
p.m. both days. For more information, contact
Catherine at (301) 405-4376.

Saturdays at the Dairy

The Golf Course will be
hosting a Mother's Day buffet
on Sunday, May 13 with seat-
ings from 11:30 to 5:30. The
lavish buffet includes a med-
ley of salads, Antipasto, fruits
and cheeses, steamed shrimp,
chef carved prime rib of
beef and smoked turkey,
smoked salmon, and more.
PLUS a dessert buffet featur-
ing French and Italian pas-
tries and Bananas Foster
over UM Dairy ice cream.
Special Price for UM faculty,
staff and their adult guests -
SI 8.95, Senior guests: $14.95,
Children 6-12; S4.95, under 6
free. The price for the general
public is $22.95. Reservations are required at (301)
403-4240.

For more information, contact Nancy Loomis at
(301) 403-4240 or nloomis@dining.umd.edu.

Staring May 5, the Dairy will be serving up award
■winning University of
Maryland Ice Cream every
Saturday from 1 1 a.m. -3 p.m.
Bring your family and friends
to enjoy our rich ice cream
served up in cones, sundaes,
thick shakes and floats!
Saturday hours will run
through October 6.
For more information, con-
tact Shiriene Chase at (301)
405-1415 or schase@din-
ing.umd.edu.

Winning
Here & Now

The naming of the John S. Toll Physics Building was cause for celebration for many last week.

Professional Concepts
Exchange Conference

The registration period has been extended for the
Professional Concepts Exchange Conference, which
will take place on May 18 from 8 a.m. -4:30 p.m. in
the Stamp Student Union. Those still interested in
attending may submit a form.

For more information, contact Gay nor Sale at (301)
3 1 4-9685 or gs2@umail.umd.edu.

Annual Review of UM Libraries'
Journal Subscriptions «^^^^h^^^

At the recommendation of the University Senate's
Library Council, and with the support of the Provost,
the Libraries have instituted an annual review of jour-
nal subscriptions.

This year's review has yielded a list of potential
cancellations, available at www.lib.umd.edu/UMCP/
CLMD/SERlALS/REVTEW/intro.html.The titles on the
list were identified in cooperation with faculty and
account for less than 1 percent of the UM Libraries
journal budget.

Funds freed up through cancellations will be used
for new subscriptions. Faculty can justify retention of
any tide on the list by contacting the contact person
listed for the tide on the web page. The deadline for
justification of retention of a title is May 18, 2001.

For more information contact Karla Hahn at (301)
405-91 17 or kh86@umaiLumd.edu

Helping Some Special Athle

From June 8-10, Special Olympics athletes will
gather at the university to participate in Special
Olympics Maryland 2001 Summer Games. The three-
day competition includes sporting events in six

2,000 volunteers to ensure its success. Faculty, stu-
dents and staff are encouraged to apply to volunteer.
Volunteers have the opportunity to serve in various
areas ranging from computer services, athlete escort-
ing, running sports clinics and activities and much
more.

For more information and to request a volunteer
application, call (800) 541-7544 or visit the Web site
at www.somd.org.

Making the Mind-Machine Connection

The Human Computer Interaction (HC1)
Laboratory will host its 18th Annual Symposium and
Open House Thursday, May 31 and Friday, June 1. Pre-
Symposium tutorials and workshops offering intro-
ductions to HCI, its applications for children and
other topics will begin at 10 a.m., in locations to be
determined, and a reception will follow until 6 p.m.

On Friday, the day begins with signing in and cof-
fee at 8:15 in Skinner Hall. Topics presented later in
the day will fell under three categories: mining cre-
ativity, information exploration and living & learning.

Conference fees are $200 for Thursday's tutorials;
price includes lunch, handout and the reception. A
$45 fee covers Thursday's workshop, and includes
lunch, handout and reception. However, prior authori-
zation is required. The cost for Friday's symposium is
$170 for industry and government representatives;
the fee includes a one- hour videotape of HCLL 2001
video reports, technical reports, handouts, book dis-
counts and lunch. The fee is $100 for university facul-
ty or staff, of Maryland or other institutions, and the
symposium is free, without materials or lunch, to full-
time students.

For more information, visit www.cs.umd.edu/hcll
or call (301)405-2769.

Just What the Flowerbeds Needed

Harrison Lab's spring sale will happen May 1 1 and
18 at the greenhouses on Route 1, across the street
and to the right of the campus' main gates. Chrysan-

Winners of the annual
graduate student poetry and
fiction competitions spon-
sored by the Creative
Writing program will read
from their works Wednesday,
May 9, at 7 p.m. In the
McKeldin Library Special
Events Room.

The Academy of Ameri-
can Poets Prize winner is
Christine Perrin. Annie
Kantar received an honor-
able mention.

The (Catherine Anne
Porter Fiction Prize went to
Robin Vazquez, Bo Schwerin
received second prize, and Deborah Schwartz, third.
The judges were Ira Sadoff for poetry; for fiction,
Olive Senior.

The reading is the last of the year for the Writers
Here & Now series. For more information, call (301)
405-3820.

CTE Resource Packets Onlini

The Center for Teaching Excellence is continuing
to improve and expand its resource materials for the
campus community. They have acquired four new
resource packets from the Professional Organization
Development Network (POD Network), which is ded-
icated to improving teaching and learning on campus-
es across the United States.

The new online CTE Resource Packets are:

•Alternative to Traditional Teaching Methods
and Learning Strategies

• Defining and Characterizing Teaching

• The Student/Teacher Relationship

• Motivating Students

You may print the articles by visiting
www.umd.edu/cte or have them sent to you by e-
mailing cte@umail. umd.edu. For more information,
contact Inayet Sahin at (301) 405-9980 or
is32@umail.umd.edu.

Writing Wrongs

Anyone who must communicate with others in
writing in the workplace will want to attend "Writing
Wrongs: Better Memos, Business Letters, and E-mails."

This seminar is not simply about how to correct
mistakes and repair broken writing. Participants will
learn a process approach to help produce effective
writing the first time around.

The seminar will feature Edwin Sapp and will take
place on Wednesday, May 16 from 2-4 p.m. in room
1 199 ITV Building. Tickets are available at iTV Profes-
sional Development. For more information, contact
Glenn Brown at (301) 314-4905 or itv@eng.umd.edu.