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THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FACULTY AND STAFF WEEKLY NEWSPAPER

Volume 17 • Number 17 'August 20, 2002

Maryland's Yow
to Serve on Title
IX Commission

University of Maryland Athlet-
ics Director Deborah Yow has
been chosen to serve on the
government commission that
will review operation of Title LX
anti-discrimination law in col-
lege athletics.

Yow is one of 1 5 commis-
sioners appointed to the U.S.
Department of Education's new
Commission on Opportunity in
Athletics. The group is charged
to collect information, analyze
issues, obtain broad public
input and recommend revised
standards, if needed. The 1972

FILE PHOTO BY JOHN T. CONSOU

Deborah Yow

Tide LX law prohibits discrimi-
nation on the basis of sex in
educational programs or activi-
ties run by colleges and univer-
sities that receive federal fund-
ing. Since Title LX was enacted,
colleges across the country
have added an estimated 3,800
women's teams.

U.S. Secretary of Education
Rod Paige said Title LX "has
opened the doors of opportuni-
ty for generations of women
and girls to compete, to achieve
and to pursue their American
dreams." In a department press
release, Paige said recent com-
plaints, however, have raised
questions of fairness for men's
teams. Additionally, a number of
college administrators have
complained that the depart-
ment has failed to provide dear
guidance on how to comply
with Title LX, while other
groups allege that ineffective
enforcement of the legislation
has caused men's teams to be
eliminated.

"Some would like to setde
this in the courts, but we
believe the better approach is

See YOtypage 7

PHOTO BY CYNTHIA M1TCHEL

Mark Gatlin (foreground) and Alex Mahabir pick up speed as they adjust to Mail Services' new, more effi-
cient and accurate mail metering system.

Through Rain, Snow, Sleet or Heat:

Campus Mail Services Delivers

At barely 8 in the morning, people and
machinery already create a musical
rhythm inside the campus mail services build-
ing. Metering machines go sh-chunk, sh-chunk;
mail being slipped into slots goes swish-thunk,
swish-thunk. It's a productive rhythm that sig-
nals thousands of pieces of mail being pre-
pared for delivery on and off campus.

Housed in a small building at the corner of
Campus Drive and Route 1 , mail services is

responsible for making sure proposals get
delivered on time, care packages from home
arrive safely and other mail-related business is
handled efficiendy. Its employees, though they
joke with each other and often sport sneakers
as work attire, take their jobs very seriously.
"The goal is to have everything out for the
first run by 9:30," says James Newman, supervi-
see MAIL SERVICES, page 5

The Making of a Terp: New Students
Are More Than High Scorers

Like a new proud parent,
the university boasts
about its incoming
freshman class, all 3,900 of
them. Half of these kids repre-
sent the top 10 percent of
their class, but just as impor-
tant, many of them are com-
mitted to meeting the needs
of their communities as volun-
teers and are not afraid to
challenge themselves physi-
cally and mentally.

But what in their academic
and personal profiles caught
the attention of admissions
officials, more so than the rest
of the 23,121 applications
that arrived in the admissions

office this year? Jim Chris-
tensen, senior associate direc-
tor of admissions, offers some
answers and admits that the
process is daunting even for
him, a 30-year veteran of the
department.

"The effort starts with mar-
kedng and recruiting. They
make sure people who need
to know or want information
about the university get it," he
says. "There is a ton of stuff
that goes out. We have an obli-
gation as a public institution
to give taxpayers information
about their state university."

As applications begin to
arrive, Christensen says, those

with exceptionally high scores
and grades, or those with
exceptionally low marks, are a
bit easier to make decisions
about. Yes, SAT and ACT scores
are important. Yes, grade point
averages and college-level
courses matter. "But there are
a whole bunch of other things
we take into consideration,"
says Christensen, adding that
the review process covers 60-
70 percent of applicants. "We
look at the kinds of courses a
student took, the variety. This
is critically important. We
review essays, extracurricular

See ADMISSIONS, page 4

Government
By and For
the Campus

University Senate
Upholds Mission of
Shared Governance

Thanks to the University
Senate, people are
breathing less second-
hand smoke on campus since
last fall. Tht* senate's decision to
prohibit smoking within 15 feet
of the doorway of any building
on campus came after the kind
of careful, balanced considera-
tion they give to every issue
that comes before them. And
few university issues don't: from
budget to long-range planning
to faculty, staff and student
affairs, the senate is involved.

The University Senate is a
unicameral legislative entity
that provides an opportunity for
all members of the campus
community to play a central
role in campus governance. It
operates through a structured
committee system (see si debar,
page 6) that involves its mem-
bers in debate and discussion of
a wide range of issues on which
it then advises the university
president.

The concept of shared gover-
nance is fundamental to the
mission of the senate, whose
goal is to include the broadest
possible array of campus com-
munity members in determin-
ing policy.

"Every major thing that hap-
pens [on campus] has to go
through the senate," says chair-
elect Joel Cohen, a professor of
mathematics who has taught at
the university since 1975. Cohen
has traced a civic-minded path
through his years here, with an
arm's-length list of service
including substantial stints in
responsible roles on the Coun-
cil of University System Faculty
(CUSF), on the Faculty Guild
and as campus ombuds officer.

Cohen is chair-elect for one
year as he learns the ropes from
the present chair, Kent
Cartwright, a professor in the
Department of English (who, in
turn, served as chair-elect last
year). Then Cohen will serve a
year as chair and stay on for a
third year in an advisory capaci-
ty as immediate past chair.

The list of recent chairs is
indicative of the breadth of per-
spectives and experience that
has infused the senate over the
years. They have come from
areas as varied as aerospace
engineering, criminology, histo-
ry and biochemistry. The cur-
rent immediate past chair, El lie

See SENATE, page 6

AUGUST 20, 2002

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YOUR GUIDE TO UNIVERSITY EVENTS: AUGUST 20-31

august 20

9 a.m. -4 p.m., Adding a
Dash of FLASH to Your Web
Page 4404 Computer & Space
Science. This free Institute for
Instructional Technology work-
shop introduces basic and
intermediate features of Macro-
media Flash MX, the profes-
sional standard for producing
high- impact, low band-width
websites. Web designers use
Flash to create attractive, resiz-
able, and extremely compact
navigation Interfaces, technical
illustration, and animations.
The class is open only to Uni-
versity of Maryland College
Park faculty and instructors;
Flash MX training for staff and
students will be introduced
this fall. Online registration is
required at www.oit.umd.
edu/iit/register.html. For
more information, contact
the Office of Informa-
tion Technology Pro-
gram Coordinator
at (301)405-2945
or oit-tratning@umail.
umd.edu, or visit www.
oit.umd edu/iit/current-html.

Testudo am
Friends Exhibit

Ti

1 here's still time to
come and visit Testu-
do and over 175 of his
closest friends in the Mary-
lend Room Gallery of Horrt-
bake Library. Gallery hours
are Monday through Friday
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Satur-
day from noon to 5 p.m. The
show closes on Friday. Aug.
23. Please come join in the
turtle and terrapin fun I

For more information, con-
act Anne Turkos at 5-9060 or
at17@umail.umd.edu.

WEDNESDAV

august 21

7-8 p.m., Airmail Special
Five-piece Swing Jazz
Combo Riversdale House
Museum, 48 1 1 Riverdale Rd. ,
Riverdale Park. Bring seating. In
case of rain, concert will be
moved inside. The Department
of Parks and Recreation
encourages and supports the
participation of individuals
with disabilities. Please contact
the facility to request an
accommodation (sign language
interpreter, support staff, etc.).
For more information, call
(301) 864-0420.

THURSDAY

august 22

8:45 a.m. -4 p.m., OIT Short-
course Training: Intermedi-
ate MS Excel 4404 Computer
& Space Science. This course
deals with creating charts to
analyze data; enhancing work-
sheets and charts by using the
drawing tools to add graphic
objects and modify charts to
be used in presentations. Pre-
requisite: Introduction to MS
Excel or similar experience .

For further information and to
register for the class, visit
www.oit.umd.edu/sc. The fee
for the class is $90. For more
information, contact Jane S.
Wieboldt at (301) 405.0443 or
oit-training@umail.umd.edu, or
visit /www.oit.umd. edu/sc.

iEdhesdav

august 28

8:30 a.m. -4:30 p.m.. Fall
New Graduate TA Orienta-
tion Stamp Student Union. The
Center forTeaching Excellence
and the Graduate School will
hold the Fall New Graduate TA
Orientation in the Stamp Stu-
dent Union. The orientation is
designed to help TAs learn
about the resources available
to them as they begin their
teaching experience at Mary-
land. In addition, TAs will have

Correction

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In the feature "Alumni
Gift Brightens Grounds"
(July 23), La n don Reeve's
last name was misspelled.
Outlook regrets the error.

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the opportunity to discuss and
explore issues central to teach-
ing such as creating a positive
learning environment, dealing
with problem students, and
evaluating students and self.
For additional information or
to RSVP, contact Doris Richard-
son in the Graduate School at
5-0376, or Katherine Zukowskl
in the Center forTeaching
Excellence at 4-1287 or
zuko wskk@wam . umd . edu.

SATURDAY

august 31

8 p.m., Maryland vs. Notre
Dame Byrd Stadium. Join other
members of the campus com-
munity as they cheer on the
Terps football team. The game,
being played in New Jersey,
will be shown on large screens
in the stadium. Faculty and
staff, with ID, may bring one
guest. Concessions will be
sold. The activity is part of the
new resident welcome. For
more information, call Union
and Campus Programs, 4-3375.

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Scholars from Lesotho Take
Conflict Management Courses

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The university's Center
for International Devel-
opment and Conflict
Management (CIDCM) has
developed a partnership with
Lesotho's National University
to assist in building their
capacity for teaching, research
and applied work in conflict
management and prevention.

Scholars from National Uni-
versity's Department of Politi-
cal and Administrative Studies
came to take CEDCM courses.
The center is affiliated with
the Department of Govern-
ment and Politics in the Col-
lege of Behavioral and Social
Sciences. The connection
between the two institutions
began after Lesotho's 1998
political crisis, when Lesotho's
ambassador to the United
States enrolled in a CTDCM
course.

In January 2002, Koroloso
Lekhesa of Lesotho's National
University attended a winter
course at CIDCM as part of
this partnership program. He
spoke of the importance of
CIDCM's desire to involve
Lesotho institutions in the
conflict resolution process; in
Lesotho, as elsewhere, CIDCM
seeks to link its work with that
of other research centers, gov-
ernmental organizations and
people involved in conflict.

National University hopes
to establish an institution like
CLDCM to promote conflict
management in Lesotho and
perhaps the larger southern
African region. Such an insti-
tution would offer training
programs to empower citi-
zens to conduct risk assess-
ments and use early-warning
and prevention strategies.
National University also seeks
to add courses on conflict
resolution to its curriculum.
Such courses would supple-
ment regular "hands-on" work-
shops that would help people

Lesotho, which is bor-
dered on all sides by
South Africa, is a
country of approximately
2.2 million people. It
became independent in
1966. The country has had
a troubled history with
regard to government over
the past several decades,
with nullified elections, a
military coup and cabinet
dissolution. Most recently,
unrest occurred after oppo-
sition groups protested the
results of the May 1998 leg-
islative elections. In August
1998, members of the army
joined the protestors.
South African troops inter-
vened in September to pre-
vent a coup but met with
resistance from many citi-
zens who saw their inter-
vention as an invasion.
Rioting and looting
destroyed much of the
business section of the cap-
ita! city of Maseru,

perceive the importance of
creating an atmosphere of
peace.

These efforts focus on what
CIDCM and others in the field
term "Track 2" actors in con-
flict resolution. Whereas Track
1 is composed of policy mak-
ers,Track 2 consists of non-
governmental activists and
organizations. Lekhesa spoke
of National University's desire
to work at the local level to
empower individual citizens
to deal with conflict; the uni-
versity seeks to stimulate in-
volvement at the grassroots
level and to discourage depen-
dency on action from above.

A project on which Lekhesa
has been working in Lesotho
(and to which he expects to
apply what he learned from
CIDCM) concerns the rela-
tionship between traditional
leadership, i.e., chiefs and
local government authorities.
Many functions performed in
the past by chiefs, such as the
allocation of resources, are
today the responsibility of
elected committees. This has
resulted in feelings of wari-
ness toward the political sys-
tem on the part of the chiefs,
who feel that their power is
being undermined.

CIDCM's courses on Sec-
ond Track Diplomacy and
Conflict Transformation pro-
vide experiential learning and
multiple perspectives on
ways to bring about conflict
transformation and peace-
building. Edward "Edy" Kauf-
man and John Davies co-
direct the Lesotho project as
part of CIDCM's Partners in
Conflict program

Kaufman and Davies are co-
teaching an August summer
certificate course on Multi-
Track Diplomacy and Conflict
Transformation in Washing-
ton, D.C, The course is aimed
at diplomats and other profes-
sionals in government and
international agencies and
NGOs working in situations
of conflict or potential con-
flict. It is also be open to grad-
uate students in related disci-
plines. The aim is to develop
the knowledge and profes-
sional skills necessary to facil-
itate the resolution of pro-
tracted ethnic, nationalist, or
religious conflicts, as well as
conflicts over distribution of
resources, using particulariy
the techniques of second-
track or citizens' diplomacy.

For more information on
the summer program, contact
Joanne Manrique at jman-
rique@cidcm.umd.edu. The
CIDCM Web site is at www.
cidcm.umd.edu. Kaufman and
Davies can bereached at
e kauf man® cidem . umd .edu
and jdavies@cidcm.umd.edu
respectively

— Christine Moritz, Office of

International Programs

(unedited version first ran in tke

Spring 2002 "Maryland

International " publication)

OUTLOOK

3

The Students are Coming! The Students are Coming!
Department of Resident Life Prepares for New Year

PHDro BY MICHELLE HUMANICK

A student unloads the family's mini van into a Resident Life cart.

The mon tli of August always brings a
buzz of excitement and anticipation to
the Department of Resident Life and
the campus community. This year is no
exception, as the department
is preparing for many changes.
August begins with the Facul-
ty/Staff Move-In Program, the
kick-off of four new living-
learning communities, the
opening of a fourth public-pri-
vate partnership building and
the search for a new director.

On Aug. 29 and 30, the uni-
versity will welcome approxi-
mately 4,000 students and
their families to campus.They
will settle into their residence
halls during Fall Move-in Days,
one of the largest events on
campus. With the support of
the Division of Student Affairs
Development Committee, the
Faculty/Staff Move-in Program
is expanding. Faculty and staff
members received a letter
from the Department of Resi-
dent life soliciting their assis-
tance with the move-in
process.

Each faculty or staff mem-
ber will be assigned to a spe-
cific area or residence hall on
campus for three hours to pro-
vide maps and general infor-
mation to parents and stu-
dents. Faculty/Staff Move-in
Program T-shirts and the maps in hand make par-
ticipants easy to identify. This year the depart-
ment anticipates 75 to 100 faculty and staff partic-
ipants over the span of the two-day event. If you
are interested in being a faculty or staff volun-
teer, call or email Claire Williams at (301) 314-
4255 or cwillia4@accmail,umd.edu.

"The faculty and staff members from last year
commented that they enjoyed being a part of a
day that is so exciting. It was a wonderful oppor-
tunity for them to get involved with students and
parents at such a pivotal moment in their lives,"
said Claire Williams, coordinator for marketing
programs, Department of Resident Life.

"Support from across the division and the cam-
pus makes such an impact and a positive impres-
sion, showing our commitment to our newest
campus citizens and their families. It eases the
transition for students and allows parents to
leave feeling that their students are in caring and
supportive hands," said James Rychner, director of
marketing, Department of Resident Life.

If getting onto campus is a bit
more difficult for a few days
beginning Thursday, Aug, 29,
and if the sounds of excitement
and anxiety drown out most
other noise, then it must be
move-in time for students.

Starting at 8 a.m., the Depart-
ment of Resident Life wilt open
dormitory doors to welcome
new and returning residents.
Students in Living and Learning
communities (such as CIVICUS,
College Park Scholars and Gem-
stone) have until 2 p.m. to pick
up their keys.

The process continues on
Aug. 30, with the bulk of stu-
dents returning to campus on
Aug. 31. Though Sept. 2 is a hol-
iday, check-in and move- ins will
continue. On Tuesday, Sept. 3,
the first day of classes, students
will have from 8 a.m. -noon to
check in.

For more information, call
(301)314-2100.

Again this year, the campus welcomes the best
and brightest freshman class that the university
has ever seen. Nearly 50 percent of those stu-
dents housed on campus are involved in living-
learning programs. This year
Resident Life, in conjunction
with the academic depart-
ments on campus, launches
four new living-learning pro-
grams. The Academic Commu-
nity Experience (ACE) and
Freshman Interest Groups
(FIGs) are geared toward Let-
ters & Sciences students.They
provide a cluster of students
with a faculty mentor to inves-
tigate an academic topic that
range from film to biological
sciences. ACE is a two-day
workshop, and FIG is a semes-
ter-long program, both are
housed in Easton HalLWidi
participation from primarily
second and third year stu-
dents, the Jimenez-Porter Writ-
ers' House and the Global
Communities Program will
share Dorchester Hall.
Jimenez-Porter will bring
together students to experi-
ence creative writing in its
international, cross-cultural
and multilingual dimensions.
Global Communities partici-
pants come from more than
30 different countries and all
over the United States to build
bridges of cooperation and understanding
between cultures.

Because living-learning programs and campus
housing opportunities have become so popular,
the Department of Resident Life has had to seek
creative solutions to alleviate the campus hous-
ing crunch. Resident Life has entered into a pub-
lic-private partnership that has added approxi-
mately 2,000 beds since August of 2O00.The
fourth South Campus Commons Building opens
this August. Another South Campus Commons
building is scheduled to open in August 2003.
In January 2003, the department expects to
have a new director on board. Jan Davidson, who
has more than 25 years of experience in the
department, has been tapped to lead the Depart-
ment of Resident Life as the acting director, after
the promotion of Patricia Mielke to assistant vice
president for student affairs .The search for a new
director began in June with the selection of
James Osteen as the search committee chair.

— Kate Snyder, Department of Resident Life

Coach Finds Dream Job,
Works To Build Young Team

Some may call Brenda Frese
an overachlever.

In three years as the head of
two different women's basket-
ball programs, she's been
named coach of the year for
their respective conferences
and just this past season she
received coach of the year
honors from the Associated
Press. Furthermore, in her
nine-year collegiate coaching
career, she has-
n't had a losing
season and
she's amassed a
reputation for
repairing ailing
programs.

"When I look
at most coaches
my age who are
getting their
first (Division D
job I feel very
lucky and very
fortunate to
move up the
ladder as quick-
ly as I've been
able to do," said
Frese, who was
named to suc-
ceed longtime
Terrapin
women's bas-
ketball coach
Chris Weller last
spring."I just
feel very fortu-
nate to be in the position that
I'm at."

At 32, Frese said that "never
in my wildest dreams" did she
expect to be at the University
of Maryland. The way she sees
it, it doesn't get much better
than Maryland. "Just to take
another step in the coaching
progression — this is the high-
est they come," she said.

Her only complaint would
be the very modest office that
donned a red welcome banner
for her in Cole Field House.
Hardly technologically up to
date and with her coaching
staff sharing a cramped space,
she is looking forward to mov-
ing into the new facilities at
the Comcast Center.

With successful athletic pro-
grams in abundance at Mary-
land, Frese says it is telling of
the support the university
gives its coaches and student
athletes. "I just really believe
there are a certain amount of
programs out there that deliv-
er a complete package and
you have an opportunity to be
a top 10 program. I believe
Maryland has that support
with the administration. You
look around and you see all of
the success and you know
they've made great decisions."

At her fifth school in 10
years, Frese said that she's
finally arrived at a place she
can settle in and establish a
tradition. "I hope it's my final
stop. We have everything here.
There's no reason to have to
go out. This is the highest level
you can coach at. It's the most
excited I've been in my coach-

ing profession because this is
like cream of the crop."

If Frese was looking for a
high-level challenge, she will
definitely get one in Maryland.
She inherits a team that has
lost five seniors and finished
13-17 overall and just 4-12 in
the Atlantic Coast Conference,
consistently one of the best
conferences in the country.

"I have so much respect for

COUHTESV OF MINNESOTA ATHLETIC ME0IA RELATIONS

Brenda Frese

what Chris Weller was able to
do and the tradition they were
able to build in her tenure, but
at this point it is kind of like
rebuilding the program and
continuing to generate some
enthusiasm," she said.

"We're a really young team,"
Frese continued. "In those pro-
grams in the past we inherited
some distinct differences with
a litde bit more experience
and I think with this program
it may take a little bit longer.
To bring freshmen and sopho-
mores into your program and
so early into your line up will
definitely take its toll on the
younger players, but we're
building for the future of this
program."

Frese and her Maryland
staff are in a similar situa-
tion as she was this time last
year. New at the University of
Minnesota, Frese and her staff
had to organize recruitment
efforts and team planning
immediately. They had remark-
able success. Minnesota fin-
ished an unexpected 22-8,
coming back from an 8-20 the
previous season.

Frese remembers it as a
"special season " "(It) was just
a team and a season I'll
remember for the rest of my
life," she said. The team broke
attendance records. Attracting
about 500 fans in the first
game and building to a crowd
14,000 later in the season. "It
was great to see what hap-
pened at Minnesota. It was so

See FRESE, page 7

AUGUST 20, 2002

Staffing Changes Maximize
University Relations ' Strengths

Brodie Remington, vice
president for University
Relations, announced
several changes in responsibili-
ties for upper level staff mem-
bers. The moves are designed to
strengthen the university's
fundraising program and posi-
tion us to move to the to the
next level.

The university has just com-
pleted a fundraising campaign,
securing $475 million in gifts
and pledges against a goal of
$350 million. Early preparations
for a new, larger campaign have
begun.

Beginning immediately, Val
Broadie will assume, in addition
to her current duties, responsi-
bility for central major gifts, gift
planning, corporate and founda-
tion relations and University
Libraries. Bringing most of cen-
tral development under the
same administrative structure as
the school and college develop-
ment programs will ensure
proper coordination and a more
intense focus on relationship-
building with prospects gener-
ally and the cultivation and
solicitation of major gifts
prospects specifically. Her new
title will be assistant vice presi-
dent for development.

Suzanne R. Spooner joins the
office as executive director of
principal gifts. Principal gifts —
commitments of $500,000 and
greater — will represent the
majority of the support secured
for all top priori ties.The task is
to increase the professionalism,
sophistication and purposeful-
ness of the department's rela-
tionship building with top
donors and prospects for both
short- and long-term results.

Spooner will have a portfolio of
prospects assigned to her, will
help orchestrate the activity of
President Mote, Remington and
other vice presidents, and will,
through Val Broadie, offer assis-
tance and counsel to the school
and college development pro-
grams. While her responsibili-
ties are university wide, Spoon-
er will devote a substantial por-
tion of her time to working
with Susie Fair, executive direc-
tor of the Clarice Smith Per-
forming Arts Center and devel-
opment officer Kelly Brown, to
develop principal gifts
prospects for the center.

The third part of the change
involves moving responsibility
forThe Maryland Fund for
Excellence to the Alumni Asso-
ciation, under the guidance of
Danita Nias.The Alumni Associa-
tion has developed consider-
able expertise in sales and mar-
keting, and the Maryland Fund
(annual giving program) relies
very heavily on mass mail and
phoning to reach upwards of
200,000 alumni each year. Rem-
ington said it seemed natural to
bring together these two
groups to exploit the obvious
synergies.

"With Danita's sales and pro-
motion savvy, gained in private
industry as well as in higher
education, and Becky Widman's
(Director of the Maryland Fund)
talent in annual giving pro-
grams, we have a wonderful
combination," wrote Remington
in the announcement. "We are
committed to achieving signifi-
cant growth in annual gifts in
support of academic programs -
first and foremost for the
schools and colleges."

ZOOM

When You're Hot, You're Hot...

And, according to The Unofficial, Unbiased Insider's Guide
to the 320 Most Interesting Colleges, the University of
Maryland is one of the hottest and trendiest schools in the
country. Thirty-one schools made the list based on a national
survey of high school guidance counselors conducted to cap-
ture the most up-to-date information about college admis-
sions trends. Zoom, sizzle, zoom.

Here are the Top 1 0:

Harvard University
University of North
Carolina-Chapel Hill
Duke University

New York University
University of California-Los
Angeles

Georgetown University
University of
Colorado-Boulder
Brown University
University of Maryland,
College Park
Princeton University

President Mote Ranks!

Washington Business Forward magazine named President
Dan Mote as a "big player" in the Washington Metropolitan
area business community. Its annual Forward Forty list
places htm at number 20, in terms of clout, just under
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, the state's lieutenant governor,
As the article states, "Maryland is well on its way to achiev-
ing excellence in everything it does." Zoom.

Military Recognizes Department Support

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

Jordan A. Goodman (left) , professor and chair of the Department of Physics,
received an award for his support of the U.S. military from Cpt. Sheldon Smith of
the Washington D.C. National Guard. Smith is the department's former coordinator
of communication & public information.

Admissions: Giving Students a Chance

Continued from page 1

ber and October and "the real
hard work is from late October
through the end of April, with
the vast majority done by Feb-
ruary. The freshman class is fin-
ished and committed to us by
May 1 ."

Admissions counselors are
on duty year-round to answer
questions and collect informa-
tion. A note screen in each stu-
dent's online file allows for
more personal information to
be recorded, further creating a
more humane approach to the
process. Students can also
request interviews with coun-
selors. Christensen says, unlike
some schools, they are not an
automatic part of the process.

In the spirit of providing a
quality education to as many as
possible, Christensen says ad-
missions will try to tailor a lot
of their decisions to individual
needs. "We don't have proba-
tionary admissions, but we do
occassionalh/ cut deals with
students, particularly those
with interesting backgrounds,
transfer students or those with
extenuating circumstances,"
says Christensen. "Because for
every student you turn away,
you have an explanation to
give-"

One group Christensen
admits to having a soft spot for
is older or returning students.
"We support the returning stu-
dent program, not blindly, but
there's the woman who didn't
go to to college at all or who
dropped out to have a family
who's saying to herself 'I'm as
smart as these characters boss-
ing me around.' So she comes
back to earn her degree."

A smile of satisfaction
spreads across his face. Hard
work has its rewards.

activities, their statement of
intent, recommendations. Then
we get into alumni relation-
ships, race, geographic diversi-
ty; those play a secondary role."

Extracurriculars play a pri-
mary role for a good reason. A
lot can be learned about a stu-
dent based on how he or she
spends free time. This year's
class does more than "focus on
classroom achievement," says
Christensen. "And many of
their activities are inspired by
friends or family members
who are victims of illness or
violence. These students are
active in alleviating the prob-
lem."

High school guidance coun-
selors play a large role in the
process, as well. They offer
both unsolicited and sought
after feedback about students,
helping admissions counselors
refine their opinions of pros-
pective Terps. All of this helps
distinguish between "the very
good and the very, very good."
However, if a student is not
exceptional in one or two

FILE PHOTO BY JOHN T CONSQLI

areas, but may have written a
good essay, they may deserve a
chance. Christensen believes in
giving as many different kinds
of students as possible a
chance, with the hope of creat-
ing a vibrant learning environ-
ment.

" [The university population]
should be more than just able
students that do well on tests.
The right environment can test
your way of thinking," he says.
On the other hand, he will get
calls from faculty members ask-
ing how a poorly performing
student even made it into a
class. "Well, we give students a
chance. Sometimes it doesn't
work."

What may be surprising is
that every spring and summer
the admissions staff reviews
the application process with
an eye to improving it. They
take into account the attitudes
of students that did and didn't
choose to attend Maryland.
Also during the summer,
recruitment is stepped up.
Goals are evaluated in Scptem-

OUTLOOK

Continued fiom page i

sor and program manage-
ment specialist, who has
been with mail services for
more than 16 years. "It
takes one to one and a half
hours to do the morning
run and the afternoon is
shorter, about an hour."

A run is a mail delivery
route, of which there are
10, and there are two runs
a day for most campus
addresses .Trucks from the
U. S. Postal Service pull up
to the loading bay at the
back of the building three
times a day, with the last
drop at approximately 9
a.m. There is a bit of appre-
hension one morning as
the designated hour rolls
by and the third truck has-
n't arrived, but within five
minutes the call, "Mail's

Doing Their Best to Deliver

here! " goes out. A campus
employee rolls a cart out
to the truck and rolls it
back full for another sort-
ing session.

Eight carriers sort the
mail and four meter opera-
tors help.There is also one
floater, says Newman, who
does a bit of everything.
He knows all of the mail
routes, so he can step in if
needed. On this summer
morning, it's needed. Five
of Newman's men are out,
so he will also have to pick
up a route. Dan Logan, at a
sorting station nearby, may
have to pick up some
extra work as well. In Sep-
tember, Logan will mark 1 9
years at the university
with all of them spent on
the same route. It's a pain

when people don't come
in to work, he says, but
"people will still get their
mail, believe me."

Much like the federal
postal service, campus
mail service delivers in all
kinds of weather most
days of the week. Regular
mail, mail that needs signa-
tures, small packages and
bulk mailings arrive at
more than 400 mail stops
daily. Exact numbers aren't
kept, but as an example,
Newman estimates that
each Monday during the
school year, 50-70 trays of
first class mail go out. Each
two-foot-long tray can
hold 500 pieces of mail.
However, watching New-
man hop in and out of his
van, mail bags swinging,

ology building, the Urban
Studies and Planning Pro-
gram in Caroline Hall, the
architecture building and
the last stop, Van Munch-
ing Hall. "Doing the route
can be fun sometimes, but
I really enjoy training peo-
ple to do their jobs better.
I don't want to be boss;
I'm here to help them,"
says Newman, who came
to the university on an aca-
demic scholarship to earn
a business management
degree "But the scholar-
ship got cut. Mr Greene
said, 'Come work with me
and you can go to school
for free.'"

Mr. Greene is Matthew
Greene, a 31 -year veteran
of mail services who most-
ly handles student mall. He

PHOTO BV CYNTHIA MITCHEL

James Newman (r) instructs Mail Services staff members Kevin Page (1) and Steve Gray on use of the touch-screen on the depart-
ment's new Ascom Hasler MCM Intellrtouch System. Mark Gatlin (left foreground) navigates his own screen.

James Newman offers
a few tips for getting
mail to and from your
office a bit more easily:

• Write clear, concise
addresses on both internal
and external mail. For exam-
ple, just putting "Communi-
cations" on an on-campus
envelope could cause that
piece of mail to go to the
university's academic
Department of Communica-
liort or to tile Office of Uni-
versity Communications.

• For registered mail, the
sender needs to put a value
on it. The U. S. Postal serv-
ice, says Newman, won't
accept it otherwise. "We
wind up trying to assign
values, that's not a good
idea."

• Be understanding if you
do get a misdelivered piece
of mail. Carriers do their
best to get mail to its proper
destination, even when
addresses are not clear.

• Mail services does not
forward faculty end staff
mail. If an employee
changes departments, or
leaves campus, that
employee is responsible for
letting people know. Often,
mail may just be marked
"return to sender — person
no longer here" and sent
back.

• New meter machines
require that bulk mailing
envelopes do not overlap,
meaning that they should
all be sealed before coming
to mail services.

one would think it's a
much lighter task.

The route he has for
today begins with a swing
up Rossborough Lane and
a left onto Route 1, then a
right onto Knox Road. His
first stop is Susquehanna
HalLWhen he re-emerges
a few minutes later, he
plunks mail into a set of
bins in the back of the
van - a presorting system
that saves carriers time.
He heads toward Upward
Bound, stops on all floors
in Ty dings and passes off
some mail to a colleague
as they both get toTawes.

"We help each other
out," says Newman. "If
someone is going back to
the building, they'll take
your mail for you, keeps it
moving."

Then it's on to Anne
Arundel Hall, the art-soci-

says the environment and
job security have kept him
in the busy department for
so long. He's watched
dozens of students come
through, but he says full-
timers usually stay put.The
benefits are good and the
schedules are manageable,
even if the pay isn't as
competitive as similar
positions off campus.

"Federal carriers start at
about $30,000 a year," says
Newman.

He is excited, though,
about three new hires. He
can get back to more train-
ing and planning. People
won't have to work as
hard if a carrier doesn't
come in. Newman hopes
to continue to attract and
retain quality people in
niiiil services, and maybe
even compete with "the
federal boys" one day.

Notable

CIVICUS, the living-learning program in which
students actively participate in and explore the
themes of cidzenship, leadership, community
service, scholarship and diversity. CIVICUS is
one of only 21 programs chosen to participate
in the Carnegie Foundation for the Advance-
ment of Teaching's new Political Engagement
Project. The three-year project will investigate
which approaches work best to prepare stu-
dents to be politically engaged citizens.

Luisa Ferreira, the Facilities Management safety
manager, has been designated a Certified Safety
Professional by the Board of Certified Safety
Professionals. The CSP designation is akin to the
PE for safety professionals and represents the
highest level of professional certification in the
safety engineering profession.

Roland T. Rust, David Bruce Smith Chair in Mar-
keting and director of the Center for e-Service
at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the
university, has been named the 2002 winner of
the American Marketing Association's Career
Contributions to the Services Discipline Award,
which recognizes those who have the "greatest
long-term impact on the development of the
services discipline."

Mechanical engineering promoted three of its
faculty from assistant to associate professors:
Dan De Voe who holds a joint appointment with
the Institute for Systems Research (ISR); Satyan-
dra K. Gupta, who also holds a joint appoint-
ment with ISR; and F. Patrick McCluakey.

The University of Maryland's A.James Clark
School of Engineering and the Office of Contin-
uing and Extended Education (OCEE) have
appointed William s. Busch acting director of
Engineering Professional Education. In the
shared position, Busch will serve as liaison
between OCEE and engineering, including
developing continuing education initiatives for
professional audiences and identifying grant
opportunities. Additionally, he will work with
the staff of the Professional Master's in Engi-
neering degree program and the Instructional
Television System (fTV) to enhance their out-
reach capabilities.

Jane E. Clark, professor and chair of the kinesi-
ology department, will serve as chairperson of
the Biobehavioral Process Study Section (7) at
the Center for Scientific Review, with her term
ending June 30, 2004. Members of sections are
selected based on demonstrated competence
and achievement in their scientific discipline.

The Alumni Association welcomes Jill Williams
as the new director of alumni special events.
She will be responsible for and not limited to
staffing designated alumni clubs and the plan-
ning and logistics of FaU Fest, Homecoming,
Reunion,Awards Gala and Maryland Day.

Leslie Coleman moved from the College of Com-
puter, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences to
join University Development's corporate and
foundation relations division as associate direc-
tor for corporate relations.

There will be an interim management structure
for the Division of Administrative Affairs. Frank
Brewer has agreed to serve as associate vice
president for Facilities Management, Julie
Phelps has agreed to serve as interim assistant
vice president and comptroller, John Farley has
agreed to serve as interim assistant vice presi-
dent, and Gloria Aparicio has agreed to serve as
assistant to die vice president and equity officer.

AUGUST 20, 2002

Living

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Answers to
Common
Questions About
Counseling

Ti

| here are times in all of
our lives when we need
help with problems that
are causing us emotional stress.
The decision to seek mental
health services can be difficult,
but counseling can help you to
objectively look at thoughts,
feelings and behaviors that are
creating or perpetuating prob-
lems for you. Through counsel-
ing, you can find new and more
effective ways to deal with diffi-
cult situations.

If you are experiencing any
kind of emotional stress, you
may benefit from talking with a
trained mental health coun-
selor. Even if you think you can
"handle it" on your own, a pro-
fessional counselor can assist
you in finding ways to identify
and cope with the source of
your stress. Counselors can, for
example, assist you in dealing
with problems in your relation-
ships with family and loves
ones, career issues, loss of a
loved one, life transitions, job
stress, parenting issues, sub-
stance abuse or other addic-
tions, anxiety or depression and
stress related to physical or
emotional abuse.

Here are some answers to
commonly asked questions
about seeking professional
help:

How do I know when to
seek help?

• you feel there is nowhere
to turn

• you are unhappy most of
the time

• you have lost a love one or
a job

• you can no longer manage
your stress

• you have chronic medical
illness

• you stop doing things you
once enjoyed

• you can no longer concen-
trate

• the way you feel affects
your work, sleep, eating or
interpersonal

relationships

What is counseling?

Counseling is a process in
which individuals, families,
groups or organizations leam
how to change the way they
respond to difficult or stressful
situations. It is a collaborative
effort between the counselor
and the client. Counselors help
clients identify problems, find
potential solutions and set real-
istic goals. You examine your
behaviors, thoughts and feet-

Joan Bellsey, assistant
coordinator. Faculty Staff
Assistance Program

ings and, in so doing, learn
effective ways to deal with your
problems.

Is counseling confidential?

Yes. All mental health profes-
sional subscribe to a Code of
Ethics and Standards of Prac-
tice, which require them to pro-
tect the confidentiality of their
communications with every
client. Any disclosure can be
made only with the client's
written, informed consent.The
only exception occurs when
the counselor feels there is a
clear and imminent danger to
you or others, or a court orders
that information be disclosed.

How much does counseling
cost?

The cost of counseling varies
greatly depending on your
health insurance, where you
live and where the counseling
is being provided. Prior to the
beginning of any counseling
relationship, you should ask the
counselor whether he or she
accepts your insurance, what
the fee is and to explain any
other financial arrangements
for their services. For employ-
ees of the university and their
families, the Faculty Staff Assis-
tance Program offers 10 free
counseling sessions.

What should I look for in a
counselor?

Most counselors or therapists
have received professional
training and are qualified to
provide professional counseling
services. But the chemistry
between you and your coun-
selor is a major factor in
whether your therapy will be
successful. You will be spend-
ing a lot of time and emotional
energy with this person.
Choose someone:

• who is interested in listen-
ing to your concerns

• who encourages you

• who takes you seriously

• who helps you define your
problems

• who cares that you succeed

• whom you feel you can
trust

• with whom you feel safe

What are the qualifications
to be a mental health
provider?

See COUNSELING, page 7

Editor's note: Living seeks to offer the campus community infor-
mation encouraging healthy living inside and out. Columnists
are from the Health Center, the Center for Health and Wellbeing
and the Wellness Research Lab.

Senates Sharing Governance, Experience

Continued from page 1

Weingaertner, was the first
non-faculty chair; she works in
the Office of the Dean of die
Graduate School.

Weingaertner, a Maryland
alumna, is one of only a few
women to have held the posi-
tion. She became a member of
the senate in 1999, and soon
was asked to chair one of the
senate's many committees.

"Then they asked me to run
for chair-elect, which came as
a real shock," says Weingaert-
ner. Once elected, she says,"l
felt this awesome responsibili-
ty" to excel in her new role.

Weingaertner says the first
year is an intense time of learn-
ing. "The person who has the
most exciting job is the chair-
elect," she says. "It's very educa-
tional.. .. 1 came away with a
better grasp of the issues, [hav-
ing learned] about the budget,
facilities. . . even the academics
become critical to you as you
move in this role."

By the second year, says
Weingaertner, you have to be
able to lead the committees
that are studying the issues
and making the real decisions.

"So many of us come from a
departmental perspective," says
Weingaertner, that it is impor-
tant to broaden one's knowl-
edge of the needs of the many
different departments and
groups on campus. She says it
is crucial to "keep a global
mindset" and be as inclusive as
possible when making deci-
sions in the senate.

Weingaertner says her
understanding of campus gov-
ernance and of the campus as
a whole have gained breadth
and depth since she has held
the senate chair, and she relish-
es this new perspective. "It's
wonderful [that] a staff person

PHOTO By CYNTHIA MITCM6L

Chair-eled Joel Cohen is looking to the campus community to deter-
mine the senate's agenda during his tenure.

[can] have that opportunity,"
' she says. "We talk about shared
governance and [my election
to the chair] certainly was
proof positive that the campus
is behind it."

Weingaertner views her cur-
rent role as that of historical
record bearer. She plans to fol-
' ■ low up on and act as a sound-
' ing board for things that hap-
l pened during her tenure.

If chair-elect Cohen's expe-
rience of the job is to be
anything likeWeingaert-
ner's, he will be absorbing a lot
of information over the next
year. He is taking an open-
minded approach. Cohen's
agenda for his tenure has yet
to take shape, as he says it will
depend on what issues are

See SENATE, page 7

Chairs of Senate Standing Committees

University
Senate Makeup

The senate is made up
of faculty, staff and
students (both gradu-
ate and undergraduate).
Some members vote and oth-
ers do not; for example, the
university president and vice
presidents, as well as aca-
demic department chairs, are
non-voting ex officio mem-
bers, whereas deans do vote.
There are six different cate-
gories for the staff consituen-
cy, which include exempt and
non-exempt staff. Faculty and
staff senators are elected to
terms of three years, and the
terms are staggered in such a
way that there is always a
balance between new and
experienced senators. Stu-
dents are elected for one-year
terms but may stand for re-
election for up to three years.
(Visit www.inform.umd.edu/
Ca m pusl nf o/Se nate/doc u -
mentsthatgovern/NewPlan.
html for detailed information
on senate membership.)

Senate Academic
Procedures and
Standards Committee

Ian Hardie, Agriculture and
Resource Economics

Senate Campus Affairs
Committee

B. Don Franks, Kinesiology

Senate Committee on

Committees

{Senate Chair-Elect) Joel
Cohen, Mathematics

Senate CORE Committee

(to be appointed)

Senate Educational
Affairs Committee

John Pease, Sociology

Senate Elections,
Representation, and
Governance Committee

David Sumner, HVAC
Operations

Senate Executive
Committee

(Senate Chair) Kent Cartwright,
English

Senate Faculty Affairs
Committee

Adele Berlin, English

Senate Governmental
Affairs Committee

(Immediate Past Senate Chair)
El lie Weingaertner, Graduate
School

Senate Human Relations
Committee

Gay Gullickson, History

Senate Implementation

Committee

Ellis Weingaertner

Senate Nominations
Committee

Joe! Cohen

Senate Programs,
Curricula, and Courses
Committee

Arthur Popper, Biology

Senate Staff Affairs
Committee

Willie Brown, Office of
Information Technology

Senate Student Affairs
Committee

Allyson Morman, Life Sciences

Senate Student Conduct
Committee

Jeanne Butertberg, Department
of History

OUTLOOK

New Physics Centers Bring Research Home

T

he University of Mary-
land Department of
Physics is expanding
the breadth and depth
of its research with the launch
of two new research centers,
the Condensed Matter Theory
Center and the Center for Parti-
cle and String Theory,

The Condensed Matter
research group is one of the top
10 in the nation (according to
the 2003 U.S. News and World
Report rankings). This new cen-
ter Cwww.physics.umd.edu/
cmtc) aims to strengthen this
area by expanding its research
in condensed matter theory.
The Center for Particle and
String Theory (www.physics.
umd.edu/cpst) was developed
to advance mathematical and
theoretical physics through
research in superstring/M-theo-
ry, theoretical particle physics
and theoretical and mathemati-
cal physics.

"I'm very proud of the work
that our faculty are already
doing in both of these areas,"
said Jordan Goodman, professor
and chair of the physics depart-
ment." I see these centers esca-
lating the depth and the caliber
of existing great work and, at
the same time, putting the Uni-
versity of Maryland mark on the
world of science."

The centers are focusing on
rapidly growing areas of physics
that most scientists believe will,
one day, have great impact on
people's daily lives. In addition
to delving deeper into their

respective areas of research,
both centers will host distin-
guished lectures by prominent
researchers and small research
workshops.

Condensed matter refers to
matter that is in the solid or liq-
uid state, as opposed to the
gaseous state where the matter
is much more dispersed.
Research includes the study of
solids, liquids, superfluids, glass-
es, polymers, macromolecules
and nanotubes. This research
has fundamental significance to
numerous high-technology
applications. For example, con-
densed matter research spawned
developments in microelectron-
ics, which is responsible for
computers, cellular telephones
and many other daily-use elec-
tronic products. It also led to
the development of modern
plastic and other exotic com-
posite materials.

As for the future of condensed
matter, Sankar Das Sarma, distin-
guished university professor
and director of the Condensed
Matter Theory Center says,
"Numerous discovery possibili-
ties exist for expanded research
in this field of physics with so
many interesting phenomena
and exciting applications."

Applications for the work of
the Center for Particle and
String Theory are probably fur-
ther in the future, but the possi-
bilities are endless. After all, the
research findings that led to cel-
lular technology were actually
discovered in 1865 when James

Clerk Maxwell predicted elec-
tromagnetic radiation. Once
Heinrich Hertz measured the
electromagnetic waves that
Maxwell's equations predicted,
the foundation was laid for cel-
lular technology.

According to S. James Gates,
the John S.Toll professor of
physics and director of the Cen-
ter for Particle and String Theo-
ry, "Maxwell's Equations are the
DNA of modern communication
and information technology. We
are working to extend the equa-
tions of Maxwell and Einstein
so these new results will
become the DNA for the tech-
nologies of Star Trek."

Elementary particles are the
basic elements that constitute
matter. Atoms were once
thought to be elementary, but it
has since been learned that
they have constituents, which
are protons, neutrons and elec-
trons. Even protons and neu-
trons are now known to be
made up of smaller objects
called quarks. In string theory,
truly elementary particles are
made up of strings. The way a
string vibrates determines what
type of particle it creates.

According to Gates,"The goal
of particle physics research is to
answer the question How is
this universe built at its simplest
Ievel?'The university, the depart-
ment and this new center are all
committed to answering that
question with research that will
advance knowledge and the
quality of human life."

What is it — Where is it?

PHOTO BY CYNTHIA MITCH6L

Identify the image in this photo and get a chance to win a prize! Send your guess
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tine

New Leadership Ready to Roll

Continued from page 6

raised by campus community
members. Rather than push an
agenda of his own, he says he
wants to "let the process hap-
pen as it should."

"My plan," explains Cohen, "is
to make sure that the senate is a
smoothly functioning body that

accurately reflects the needs
and desires of staff, students and
faculty. . . . There are a lot of
smart people on this campus,"
he adds, whose ideas he hopes
to hear.

For information about cur-
rent issues, submitting a pro-

posal or becoming involved in
campus governance, contact
the Senate Office at (301) 405-
5805- For information about
upcoming senate meetings,
visit www.inform.umd.edu/
Catnpuslnfo/Senate/Meetings/
0203SenMeetSched.btmi

Yow: Providing Expertise

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to discuss all the questions
openly, in a forum where all
voices and all viewpoints can
be heard," he said,

Yow says issues surround-
ing Tide LX are both challeng-
ing and important. "We need
to figure out how to continue
to offer opportunities for
women, while also providing
for men," says Yow.

Although acknowledging
that after 26 years in athletics
she has developed her own
views about Title EX, Yow says
the commission provides an
opportunity for the public to
express their opinions. "One

of your goals is to listen to the
public at this stage and to
determine if any of their sug-
gestions could be beneficial."
People can have their say
at a series of town meetings
to be held in Atlanta, Colorado
Springs, San Diego and Chica-
go over the next several
months. Yow says commis-
sioners will then meet again
in December and January to
work on a report, which is
due on Jan. 31 , 2003 to the
secretary of education.

— David Youngmeyer,

University Communications

graduate assistant

Frese: Willing to Work

Hard for Success

Continued from page J

exciting to see the appeal that
people have for women's bas-
ketball and our team," said
Frese, adding that it's possible
to do the same here at Mary-
land. Her Minnesota team fin-
ished 18th in the AP poll, j

Frese isn't expecting suc-
cess overnight, but in time she
hopes to add a national cham-
pionship to all of her honors.
Right now her focus is on
building and teaching.

"I really believe that next

season is about our team get-
ting better," she said. "When I
say that — just getting better
when we step out on the
floor for practice, better from
one half to the next half, game
to game, better in the class-
room, better as people. It's all
about us improving who we
are for next season. And I
think the rest takes care of
itself when every day you
have the mentality that you're
going to work hard."

Counseling: Offers Hope

Continued from page 6

There are many types of |
mental health providers. Most
have a masters or doctoral
degree in social work, coun-
seling, psychology or psychia-
try and have received a
license to practice. The most
common types of mental
health providers include the
following:

• Licensed clinical social
workers must complete a
two-year master of social
work program, two years of
supervised post-degree clini-
cal training and pass a written
state licensing examination.
The abbreviation for a
licensed clinical social work is
LCSW in Md.,UCSW in DC.
AndLCSWinVa.

• Licensed psychologists
must complete a four-year
doctoral (Ph.D. , Psy. D. Or
Ed.D) degree, a pre-doctoral
internship, one year of super-
vised post-degree experience
and pass a state licensing
examination.

• Psychiatrists must com-
plete four years of medical
school, a year of medical
internship and three years of
psychiatric residency. They
also must take a national
examination to become
board-certified in psychiatry.

■ Licensed professional
counselors complete a two-
year masters degree program

in counseling and two years
of supervised post-degree
clinical training. They must
also pass a written state
licensing examination.

• Pastoral counselors are
clergy with training in clinical
pastoral education and they
are certified by the American
Association of Pastoral Coun-
seling.

What is my role In coun-
seling?

Your role is to attend sched-
uled sessions on time and to
talk honestly about what is on
your mind. Be prepared for
your sessions, set goals for
yourself, tell your counselor if
you don't feel you are making
progress.Trust your instincts
and be open to change.Termi-
nate therapy when you are
read and ask any questions
you need.

Change can happen.
Life presents us with
many challenging situ-
ations. Struggling to overcome
them is part of our normal
development. Counseling can
provide you with the skills to
tackle these challenges and to
achieve your full potential.

For more information about
the counseling process or to
request services, call (301)
324*099.

8

AUGUST 20, 2002

What Did You Do
Your Summer?

With the school year officially
underway, the Outlook staff is
sure many members of the
campus community miss sum-
mer's lazier pace (though not
its heat). Suntans are fading and
work is interrupted by the
swapping of vacation stories.
We'd like to hear — and pub-
lish — what folks did this sum-
mer. Send in a 100-250 word
essay to oudook@accmail.umd,
edu. Entries may be edited for
lengtii and clarity. Due to space
limitations, all entries may not
be published. Address ques-
tions to Monette Bailey, editor,
at (301) 405-4629.

Center's Inauguration
Features World Leaders

The latest research results of
six world-leading scholars will
be presented during a series of
lectures in the new Computer
Science Instructional Center.
Beginning Monday, Sept. 9 with
University of California -Berke-
ley's Umesh Vazirani, the free
talks will be held at 4 p.m. on
Oct. 7, 21, Nov. 4, 1 1 and Dec. 2.
Each will start with a reception
at 3:30 p.m.

For more information about
the series, go to www.cs.umd.
edu/fall20021ectures.

Writing for Outlook

OuUook welcomes article sub-
missions from all members of
the campus community.
Because the mission of the
publication is to highlight the
work and accomplishments
(and concerns) of staff and fac-
ulty, articles must address and
involve this audience. Please
run all ideas by Monette Bailey,
Outiook editor, before submis-
sion.

All articles should follow the
following specifications:

• Be between 500-650 words

• Be objectively written. Out-
look does not run editorials.

• Contain byline (author)
information

• Be submitted at least two
weeks before the desired publi-
cation date

For more information, call
the editor at (301) 405^629 or
send email to outlook@accmail.
umd.edu.

If s Time for a
Celebration

McKeldin Library renovations
and service enhancements are
complete, so staff members
encourage the campus commu-
nity to attend several free activ-
ities planned to show off new
facilities (including a new Gov-
ernment Documents/Maps
location and new study space)
and services (including virtual
chats with a librarian and a free
fax service). There will be
celebrity greeters at the Wel-
come Desk, special tours, raf-
fles, giveaways and an appear-

New Garden Graces the Chesapeake

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On a glorious day for a garden party, Sylvia Stewart, interim vice president for
administrative affairs, presented Charles Sturtz with the garden and dedication
plaque in his honor outside the Chesapeake Building, The new garden was
created to honor Sturtz's years of service to the university as well as to beautify an area
devastated by the Sept. 24, 2001 tornado. Sturtz, who recently retired from his position
as vice president for administrative affairs, thanked those gathered and spoke of the gar-
den as a symbol of our commitment to the growth and the future of the university.

ance by university mascot Tes-
tudo. Daily events will go on
through Sept. 6.

A complete listing of events
can be found at www.lib.umd.
edu. For more information, call
Frank Bodies at (301) 405-
9126.

L&S Seeking Advisor-
Volunteers

Letters and Sciences (L&S)
seeks University of Maryland
faculty, research associates, pro-
fessional-level staff members
and full-time PhD students to
advise up to five L&S freshman
students this fall. L&S students
want to explore their academic
options before declaring a
major. A preparation session
(1.5 hours) will be offered sev-
eral times in late August and
early September.

For more information, con-
tact Thomas Steen at (301) 314-
8426 or tsteen@deans.umd.edu,
or visit http://www. inform,
umd . edu/Le ttersSciences.

UNA Splicing in Human
Pathologies

In recent years, alternative RNA
splicing has gained recognition
as a key process in gene expres-
sion and a major event control-
ling gene regulation and pro-
tein functionality and diversity.
The first annual symposium
sponsored by the University of
Maryland Biotechnology Insti-
tute and Exonhit Therapeutics
aims to provide a forum to dis-
cuss advances and to investi-
gate issues In this emerging
field of genomics. The meeting
will focus on state of the art

concepts and mechanisms of
alternative RNA splicing, with
leading scientists providing
insight on the impact of alter-
native splicing in die onset and
progression of diseases.

The symposium will take
place Tuesday, Sept. 24 from 8
a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Auditorium
at USM Shady Grove Campus.
Adrian R. Krainer of Cold
Spring Harbor Laboratory is the
keynote speaker. Registration
for the event is free.

For more information, contact
G. Coleman at (301) 99*4802
or colemang@UQibi.umd.edu.

New DVD Services

The Office of Information Tech-
nology's Visualization and Pre-
sentation Laboratory (VPL)
now offers several services
based on new DVD production
capabilities. The first, and possi-
bly the simplest, of these servic-
es is data archival onto DVD.
Unlike a CD-ROM, which can
hold about 700MB of computer
files, each DVD-R archive holds
up to 4.4GB of data, which is
more than 6 full CDs. The VPL
will accept files on CD, ZIP or
via file transfer protocol from
Macintosh, PC or Unix
machines.

Another DVD service now
offered by the VPL is conver-
sion of existing videotapes into
DVD. A VHS, SVHS, Hi-8 or Beta-
camSP tape is first video-cap-
tured and then the resulting
video is burned onto a DVD,
which can be played by most
modern DVD players. The qual-
ity of the final video is only lim-
ited by the quality of the origi-
nal, and when stored on DVD
medium, a video will be pre-

served for many years (some
claim 100 years).

Additional digital video serv-
ices are also available, such as
burning to VCD and other for-
mats. Contact the VPL at (301)
405-7325 for more details and
pricing.

Doug Varone and
Dancers

Doug Varone and Dancers have
produced some of modern
dance's most compelling
works. A company singled out
for its extraordinary physical
daring and vivid musicality, its
performances regularly bring
audiences to their feet begging
for more.

The dance performance will
take place Thursday, Sept. 12
and Friday, Sept, 13 from 8 to
10 p.m. in the Clarice Smith
Performing Arts Center's Ina &
Jack KayTheatre. The single
ticket price is $30; student tick-
ets cost $5.

For more information, contact
Amy Harbison at (301) 405-8169
or harbison@wam.umd,edu, or
visit wwwclaricesmithcenter.
umd.edu.

Maryland Chorus
Auditions

The Maryland Chorus
announces community mem-
ber auditions Aug. 23-25. The
2002-2003 season will feature
annual holiday concerts Dec. 7-
8, a performance with the uni-
versity symphony orchestra of
Brahms'-Requiem" in February
and a summer European tour in
June. Call (301) 405-5571 to
schedule an audition.