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THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FACULTY AND STAFF WEEKLY NEWSPAPER

Vol HI

iS • Number 6 • October S, zooz

Meeting Two
Missions

Campus Officials Want
to Minimize Traffic
Hassles on Game Day

In an effort to minimize
what will be an inconven-
ient situation for many next
Thursday, several campus
offices are woridng hard to give
the campus community infor-
mation and alternatives.

Maryland football will square
off against Georgia Tech at Byrd
Stadium on Oct. 17. Tlic game,
scheduled to start at 7:45 p.m.,
is expected to draw thousands
of tailgating fans to the campus
beginning around 4 p.m. It is
about the time many campus
employees head home and
some evening classes begin.
Classes will not be canceled,
but non-essential employees, as
designated by their individual
department heads, will be
excused at 3 1 30 p.m. to help
ease some of the congestion.

"The academic mission of the
university is paramount," says
George Cathcart, director of
university communications, "but
we will do everything we can
to minimize inconvenience."

"We are trying to help people
understand that we are an insti-
tution with multiple missions
and constituencies," says
Richard Stimpson, assistant vice
president of student af£^s. "It
will be inconvenient, but we're
working hard to make it as man-

See GAME DAY, page 5

Driskell Gala a Sensory Feast

PHOTO ev JOHN T CONSOll

It was a night of friends and fundraising for the David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the African
Diaspora. From left, gala co-chairs C. Sylvia and Ed Brown, Bill Cosby, President Dan Mote and gala co<
chair Patsy Mote and David and Thelma Driskell.

Guests attending a fundiaising
event for the David C.
Driskell Center for die Study
of the African Diaspora last
week enjoyed rich African fabrics, aro-
matic foods, rhythmic sounds from drums
and laughter at the Clarice Smith
Performing Arts Center. Bill Cosby pro-
vided the humor, tnusicians from campus
instructor Djimo Kouyate's Memory of
African Culture, Inc., campus opera star

Carmen Balthrop and the Maryland
Gospel Choir provided the music.

Mark McEviren, a member of CBS
Newts' "The Early Show" team and a
Maryland alimmus, served as master of
ceremonies. Several guests of local and
national fame attended the event includ-
ing National CouncO of Negro Women
founder Dorothy Height and former

See DRISKBI±, page S

University Lab
Tech Gives to
Countrymen

Simon Mugerwa knows what
conditions feUow Ugandans
Gordon and Margaret Onziga
will face once they return to their
village with their twin daughters.
So he is raising money to ensure
their situation is improved.

Mugerwa, a lab technician with
the imiversity's Health Center,
heard about the femil)' through
stories m The Washington Pt>st.
The girls, Christina and Loice, were
born conjoined at the chest, a rare
if not first-time time event in that
coimtry. Through generous dona-
tions from the University of Mary-
land medical center and others,
the girls and their parents came to
the United States so that Christina
and Loice could be separated. It
was a successftil operation, though
Loice will need to have a smaU
hole in her heart closed before
they return. The girls will celebrate
their first birthday later this month.

Since most of their immediate
needs were being seen to, Muger-
wa began thinking about what he
and the local Ugandan community
could do for the long term.

"I called a meeting at my house
and we starting talking about what
we could do. Once they leave the
United States, those kids and their
parents are entirely on their own "
he says. "What they have for a
house is a mud strucUire with a
grass roof, like many in that part of
Africa. They are farmers. The per

See MUGERJVA, gage S

Traffic Radioes New Face

A soothing, well-mod-
ulated voice now offers
those headed to cam-
pus, for class or events,
regular updates on the
traffic situation and
alternate routes should
the roads get ugly,

Patty Candclla is the
new part-time radio
coordinator for 1640
AM, The station Is main-
ly a traffic and informa-
tion outlet designed to
give Lsteners within a
five-mile radius the lat-
est on road conditions
leading up to campus.

"We're also using it in
the event of emergen-
cies, for directing and
redirecting traffic," says
Candella, who reports to
George Cathcart, director of
University Communications.

With daily updates, the sta-
tion is a regular way for driv-
ers to hear what is going on

PHOTO ev MOWfTTE AUSTIN BAILEV

Patty Candelta is the voice behind 1640
AM radio. The station offers traffic Infor-
mation to the university comrnunity.

and how it affects traffic. Can-
della checks university calen-
dars throughout the day for

See CANDELLA, page 4

Making Work
Enjoyable

People should love their
work and they should feel val-
ued, says a new organizational
development specialist on cam-
pus — so she'll work to help
campus employees reach that
point.

"You spend [a good part of]
your life at work. If you spend
that time banging your head
against the wall, how is tliat
helping tlic human condition?"
asks I-aura Scott, the Office of
Otganlzational Effectiveness
(OOE)'s newest team member

Scott looks forward to bring-
ing her experience with Con-
gress, nonprofit oi^anizations
and government agencies to
Maryland, tn that the university
is, in organizational develop-
ment terms, a loosely bounded
system of people who associate
more with departments, col-
leges or administrative units, it

See SCOTT, page 4

Focus: Student Success

First, the work focused on
getting non-white young
people into college in
representative numbers. Now,
it's about ensuring their aca-
demic success.

The Office of Multi-Ethnic
Student Education (OMSE)'s
annual educational confer-
ence, "Success 2002: Rethink-
ing Strategies to Promote Stu-
dent Achievement," will look at
teaching methods, mentoring
and other techniques that are
key to better outcomes. Paper
proposals for the Nov. 13
event are expected to cover a
wide range of related topics,
including several on sports.

"Some may denounce the
exploitive natiu^e of sports, but
some look at the discipline
and its applications," says Pat
Thomas, assistant director of
OMSE.

A 14-mcmber student sub-
committe is woiking to in-
crease undergraduate involve-

ment in the conference this
year, something organizers say
is key to its succcess. Students
will address attendees during
a panel after lunch.

"Historically, snidents have
always been the focus," says
Mary Cothran, director of
OMSE. "Since its inception,
this conference has been
designed to target people
we're responsible for, the
undergraduates. They know
better than anyone else what
helps them. Hearing their per-
spective is very important.
They've generally drawn the
largest audience for an after-
lunch session."

Faculty are asked to encour-
age their students to attend, as
the conference fee will be
waived for them. Organizers
would also like deans and
provosts to sponsor students
for the keynote limcheon.

See SUCCESS, page 4

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YOUR GUIDE TO UNIVERSITY EVENTS: OCTOBER 8-16

Revised Literacy Conference Dates

September 24's Outlook repotted that the Uofversity of Mary-
land's international conference on "Improving Learning
Strategies for Literacy: Research and Practice" will be held
Nov. 1-3. The revised dates are Nov. 1-2. The final dale for early
registration at reduced rates is Oct. 1 1 , 2D02.

Michael Pressley, internationally known reading comprehension
researcher, will present Saturday's keynote. Featured speakers and
workshop presenters from the university include faculty members
Peter Afflerbach, Patricia Alexander, Teresa Cabal-Kraste!, Steve
Graham, Karen Harris, Roberta Lavine and Rebecca Oxford. Other
presenters are coming from as far av^^ay as New Zealand, South
Africa and Japan. The College of Education, the Graduate School,
and the Office of International Programs are conference co-spon-
sors. For more information, see www.education.umd.edu/EDCI/
info/I nt I Co nf 2002 or e-mail kfl04@umaiLumd.edu for details.

October 8

8:30-10 a.m.. Diversity Inrtia-
tive: Meeting of tlie Wlioie

Multipurpose Room, St. Mary's
Hall. The Office of Human
Relations Program invites all to
attend the aimual Diversity kii-
tiative Meeting of the Whole .
RSVP to Marie Osafo at 5-2843
or mosafo® accmail.umd.edu.
For more information, contact
Christine Clark at 5-2841 or
ceclarfc® dcan§.umd.edu.

6-9 p.m., Microsoft Access:
Easy Start to a Database

4404 Computer and Space Sci-
ence. Tables are the ccntial
point for any database. This
class will show you how to
create and edit tables, create a
mlsk, design a form that allows
for easy data entry, and pull the
data from the tables via a
query to apply the retrieved
information into a report. Pre-
requisite; Excel I & n. For more
information, contact Carol War-
rington at 5^2938 or
cwpost@umd5.umd.cdii, or
visit wwwi13it.umd.edu/pt

7-9 p.m.. Guest Speaker
U.S. Treasurer Rosario
Marin 0204 Architecture Build-
ing. The Latino Student Union
will host guest speaker Marin
to promote this year's Hispanic
Heritage Month theme,
"Strength in Unity, Faith and
Diversity." Everyone is wel-
come to attend. For more infor-
mation, contact the Latino Stu-
dent Union at 4-8348.

8 p.m.. University of Mary-
land Symphonic Wind
Ensemble Dekelboum Con-
cert Hall, Clarice Smith Per-
forming Arts Center. The

ensemble's first concert of the
season will feature Amercian
composer Peter Mennin's only
work for band,"Can2ona°;
Joaquin Rodrigo's "Adagio for
Wind Orchestra"; and Gordon
Jacob's British folk collection,
"Old Wine in New Bottles."
Free. For more information, call
(301) 405-ARTS or visit www.
claricesmithcenter.umd .edu.

'EDNESDAV

October 9

8:45-4 p.m., OfT Short-
course Training: Introduc-
tion to MS Excel 4404 Com-
puter & Space Science. Partici-
pants Mfill learn; the advantages
of electronic spreadsheets; to
create a basic worksheet by
entering text, values and for-
mulas; to create formulas using
Excel's built-in functions; to
change the appeanmce of
worksheet data using a variety
of formatting techniques, and
more. For more information,
visit www.oit.imid.edu/sc. The
cost of the class is $90. For
more information, contact Jane
S.Wieboldt at 5-0443 oroit-
training@umail.umd.edu, or
visit www.oit.umd, edu/sc.

12-1 p.m.. Counselor Self
Awareness: What is it and
Does it Matter? 0114 Shoe-
maker Building. See For Your
Interest, page 8.

12:30 p.m.. Women and
Minority Lecture Series
Features Lydia Dona West

Gallery, Art and Sociology
Building. The internationally
rcco^ized abstract painter
will speak on her work. For
more itiformation, contact the
Department of Art at 5-1445 or
artdept@umail . umd . edu.

4:30 p.m.. Journeys in
Health Care Workshop
Series 1112 Hornbake Library.
Can da nee Edwards, admissions
coordinator of the Maryland
School of Nursing, will speak.
Sponsored by the Division of
Letters and Sciences. For more
information, call 5-2793 or e-
mail preprof@deans,umd,edu.

6-8 p.m.. Massage Work-
shop BO 107 Stamp Student
Union. See For Your Interest,
page 8.

October 10

10 8.m.-4 p.m.. National
Depression Screening Day

Nanticoke Room, Stamp Stu-
dent Union. The University
Counseling Center will spon-
sor a free screening for depres-
sion and bipolar disorder. Par-
ticipants will fiU out a short
questiomiaire and then discuss
the results with a mental
health professional. For more
information, contact Linda
Tipton at 4-7651 or
ltipton@ wam . umd . edu .

10 a.m.-l p.m., Apple Cor-
poration OSX Presentation

1203 Van Munching. Apple
Corporation's representative to
the university and an Apple
system engineer will demon-
strate Apple's OSX and follow
with a question-and-answcr
session. This event is open to
all. The presentation is spon-
sored by Apple and the College
of Life Sciences. For more infor-
mation, contact Mike Landavere
at 5-2991 or mland@umd.edu,
or visit www.life.umd.edu/itg.

4:15-5:30 p.m.. Talk About
Teaching Writing: Rubric-
based Assessment 0135 Tali-
aferro Hall. Center Alliance for
School Teachers (CAST) pres-
ents a discussion led by Betsy
Brown, program supervisor,
secondary English language
arts for Montgomery County
Public Schools, and Leigh
Ryan, director of theWriting
Center at the university. Eng-
lish professor Jackson Bryer,
and Charles Rutherford, associ-
ate dean of the College of Arts
and Himianitics, will offer
insights on the use of scoring
guides. All are invited to join
the informal conversation and
sharing of ideas. Participants
are asked to bring a dozen
copies of a writing lesson plan

CO share with school and uni-
versity colleagues. For more
information, contact Nancy
Traubitz at 5-6830 or
nt32@umail.umd.edu, or visit
www, inform, umd,edu/EdRes/
CoUegcs/ARHU/Depts/CRBS,

October 1 1

12-1:15 p.m.. Department
of Communication Collo-
quium Series 0200 Skinner.
Michael E Meffcrt, Sungeim
Chung and Amber Joiner pre-
sent "Searching for Political
Information; The Role of Nega-
tivity and Confirmation Biases."
For additional information,
contact Trevor Parry-Giles at 5-
8947 or tp54@umail.umd.edu.

2:30-4:30 p.m.. Represen-
tation and Reparation:
'Comfort Women' and the
(Im)possibility of Justice

1 154Tawes Fine Arts. See For
Your Interest, page 8,

SATURDRV

October 12

1 1 a.m.-7 p.m.. The Univer-
sity of Maryland Equestrian
Team Intercollegiate Horse
Show Clay HiU Stables, 991 1
OldArdwick-Ardmore Road,
Springdale, .MD 20774. See For
Your Interest, page 8.

October 14

4 p.m. .The Body and the
Body Politic 3121 Symons
Hall. See For Your Interest,
page 8.

6:30-7 p.m.. Terrapin Trail
Club Meeting Outdoor Recre-
ation Center, Campus Recre-
ation Center. The Terrapin Trail
Club is a student organization
that sponsors various outdoor
recreational activities, such as
hiking, backpacking, camping,
mountain biking, caving,
canoeing, rock climbing and
kayaking. The club is student
run and activities are available
to all registered students, facul-
ty and staff. For more informa-
tion, contact club officers at
(301) 226-4453 or
officers® ttc. umd, edu, or visit
www, ttc , umd . edu .

October 15

12:30-1:45 p.m., Works-in-
Progress Presentation:
Hamlet and Me 0155 Taliafer-
ro Hall, See For Your Interest,
page 8,

EDNESDAV

October 16

4:15-6 p.m.. Stimulating
High Achievement Among

Minority Learners 1315 Ben-
jamin Building (College of Edu-
cation), The Maryland Institue
for Minority Achievement and
Urban Education (MIMAUE)
will host a colloquium, "Focus
on School Reform; Improving
AcademicAchieverment
Among Poor and Minority Stu-
dents." Director of Academic
Reform Jacqueline Brown of
Howard Coimty Public Schools
will be among the panelists.
For more information, contact
Martin L.Johnson at mjl3®
umail.umd.edu or visit www.
education. umd. ed u/MIMAUE.

Corrections

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A grant source in a cut-
line for ttie Sept. 10
story, "Director Feels
Students Deserve Credit fof
(Mew Grant," should have
been the Howard Hughes
Medical Institute, not NIH.

Two sentences in an
Oct. 1 Outlook story,
"Hillel, Dining Ser-
vices Create Eatery," should
have read: "Some basic
kosher guidelines require
that meat and dairy not be
served at the same time and
that meat not contain any
blood. Also, any animal that
does not both have cloven
hooves and chew its cud is
forbidden."

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OUTLOOK

N£WS FROM THE CLARICE SMITH

PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Zany Comedy Full of Life Lessons

You Can 't Take it With
You,"thel936
Pulitzer Prize-win-
ning piay by George
S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, will
kick off the Department of
Theatre's 2002-03 season. Set in
New York City, the classic Amer-
ican comedy is about two fami-
lies of eccentrics — one feirly
off-kilter and delightfully anar-
chistic and
the other
wealthy
and

uptight
— who
come
together

your life however you like,
even if it's not by society's tra-
ditional standards of making
money and living in the 'rat
race.' Grandpa believes you
should do what you want to do
to be happy, regardless of the
consequences," says guest
director John Vreeke.

The cast of 1 9 features
Natasha E Rothwell, Jamie Klas-
sel, Meg Yednock, Joshua Paul
Segovia, Aldcn Michels, Richard
Alexander, Jon Shalvi, Michael
IfeUey, Brianne Cobuzzi,
I Sean Hoagland, Ben

4^ Parker, Matthew

vflHk Gottlieb, Marissa

^^^B Troeschel,

^H Nathaniel R Claii-

V dad, Sarah

Lovelace Smith,
Matt Corbi, Nick
Hanewinckel,

to learn a litde bit about
themselves when their chil-
dren MI in love.

Martin Vanderof, aka Grand-
pa, reigns over the delightful
madhouse filled by his chil-
dren, grandchildren and their
spouses, and assorted societal
disconnects, such as immi-
grants, milkmen and a Grand
Duchess, who come for a visit
and never leave. As the roman-
tic relationship between the
children develops, fireworks lit-
erally erupt as members of the
family begin to find them-
selves.' The moral of the story,
however, is a serious one: find
in yourself the courage to do
w^itli your life what you really
want to do.

Written just after the Depres-
sion, "You Can't Take it With
You" offered people the type of
entertainment they didn't need
to tliink about. An uplifting
tale, "the premise is simple: live

For ticket information or to
request a season brochure,
contact the Ticket Office at
301.405.ARTS or visit www.
claricesmithcenter.unid.edu.

Qai^ce Smith
Perforj^ngArts

Centerat marjiand

Andres
Talcro and
Katherine
Snow-
Milon.
Perform-
ing the play as
a period piece
has been challenging for some
of the students involved. Many
of them have slowed down
their speech considerably and
others have acquired dialects.
Additionally, saxophone music
will be played in between
scenes to keep audiences in
the 1930s mindset.

"I've been fortunate to have
a long rehearsal period to woric
with the students involved in
the play," said Vreeke. "Since it's
a revival piece, the students
need to understand the play's
moral implications today as
they are different from the time
when the piay was originally
produced."

"You Can'tTake it'With You"
will be performed in the hia
and Jack Kay Theatre of the
Clarice Smith Performing Arts
Center from Oct. 18 through
Oct. 26. Single tickets for $20
and $5 student tickets are avail-
able at the Ticket Office by call-
ing (301) 405-ARTS.

Dance Program Examines
Friendships Through Comedy

Three comic
duets will examine
the topics of rivalry,
love and the ever-
changing nature of
friendship as two
talented modem
dancers take the
stage at the Clarice
Smith Performing
Arts Center in a per-
formance called,
"Live Sax Acts."
Dancer/choreogra-
pher David Dorf-
man and compos-
er/dancer Dan
Froot, in 56-min-
utes, will showcase
their talents and style
through a combination of
attiletics, slapstick, theatri-
cal improvisation, dance
and miLSic.

Keeping the theme of
friendship central in all of
the dance pieces, the
works were individu-
ally created over the
course of six years.
The pieces chronicle

the sometimes stormy

evolution of the friend-
ship between Dorfman
and Froot and their artistic
alliance. Their goal, say
Etorfiman and Froot, Is
always to communicate
through the complexity of

■

Dorfman and Froot turn stereotypes upside down in "Live Sax Acts.'

their own relationship, how
relationships are made, why
they last and why they are
so powerful.

The vrarks,"Hom,'"'BuU"
and "Job," show off the
dancers' athleticism, as they
fece off in a slapping con-
test and wheel and deal as
if they were in a vaudeville
show.

Dorfman and Froot will
perform "Live Sax Acts" on
Friday and Saturday, Oct, 1 1
and 1 2, at 8 p.m. in the
Dance Theafre of the
Clarice Smith Petforming
Arts Center. Tickets are $25
for the general public, $5
for full-time students.

Knees and Navels: Teatro Hugo & Ines

Transforming the ordinary into
the extraordinary, Teatro Hugo &
Ines combine mime, dance and
puppetry to create a host of characters
composed of knees, feet, hands, elbows
and a handful of props. "Short Stories," a
series of vignettes taken from ordinary
life, will come to the Robert and Arlene
Kogtxl Theatre of the Clarice Smith Per-
forming Arts Center on Oct. 18 and 19
at 8 p.m. and Oct. 20 at 3 p.m.

Playing out the poetic moments off
everyday life, the pair of street mimes "
— Hugo Suarez of lima, Peru and Saraje-
vo-trained pianist Ines Pasic of Mostar,i
Bosnia-Herzogovina — thrill audiences
with amazing dexterity and delightful
crcatrvit>'. With few spoken words and
few props used, their focus is on artistry
and music.

Appropriate for audiences ages 10
and up, Teatro Hugo & Ines creates
remarkable transformations: a belly but-
ton becomes a himgry woman's mouth,
and a knee turns into a baldfng guitarist.

Loved all over the world, Teatro
Hugo & Ines formed in 1986 and have
performed throughout the Americas
and Canada, in Europe and in Asia. Tick-
ets for the hour-long performance are
$15, $5 for children and students.

Teatro Hugo and Ines turn their hands, feet, hnees
and elbows into characters in "Short Stories."

OCTOBER 8, 2 002

Extracurricular

Scotts Looks Forward to Challenges

Continued from page 1

Passion and a Knack for Winning

Malcolm Commer.a Maryland
Cooperative Extension
equine economist, knows a
good deal when he sees one. So it is no
surprise that when his horsenicing
hobby began to show profit, he turned
it into a successful business.

By day, Commcr teaches and con-
ducts economic impaa studies. He also
works with various state agencies on
tax and revenue issues related to the
equine industry. Later in the day, Com-
mer heads home to Ellicott City, Md. to
feed and care for eight of 29 horses
that currently comprise his Contrarian
Stables. Commer buys, breeds and

acutely on his end. "No other co-owner
owns more than 10 percent of any
horse," he says, adding that he keeps 30
percent interest in all geldings. He
doesn't co-own marcs or fillies because
it is a more complicated arrangement.

He also makes sure investors know
what they're getting into. "In the con-
tract, there's a clause that says they
have seven day.s to get an expert to
come look at the horse. If they don't
like it, they can get out of the contract.
No one has invoked that clause."

He says that many people invest in
horses as they would the stock market.
They are not "horse people," just those

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PHOTO COURTESY o; MAlCOlM COMMER

Malcolm Commer, third from left, accepts the trophy for hts horse's win at races irt
Saratoga. Jocfcev David Bentley. far right, rode Tres Touch e to victory.

races thoroughbreds. The other ani-
mals are in five other states and in
eight boarding places, based on their
gender and training status.

"I've pretty much owned horses all
my life. I started with racehorses three
yearsiafter I came to Maryknd," he
says. His business grew out of advice
he'd dole out to people interested in
buying horses. "1 figured I might as weL
put my money where my mouth is,"

As the manager of multiple syndi-
cates, Coimner selects the trainers,
jockeys and where his horses run. If it
weren't for computers, he laughs, he
wouldn't be able to keep up with the
details. He is a rarity in the steeple
chasing and horseracing worid in that
he knows horses and the horse busi-
ness from several angles. He also focus-
es most of his efforts toward steeple-
chase racing.

"There are an awfiil tot of people
that arc good with horses and not
good with business and people," he
says. "You have to be able to talk to
people and take care of business
details, You spend as much time deal-
ing with investors as you do horses."

Commer must be quite good. In the
last two years alone, he's sold $250,000
worth of horses sight luiscen. Because
he puts up more money than those
he's partnering with, he can assure
them that any losses will be felt more

in search of a good place to put their
money. A colleague whom Commer
sold his first horse to probably said it
best when Commer asked if he wanted
to see the horse he was buying. The
colleague replied,"! wouldn't know
what I'm looking at anyway and you're
putting up your money too, right?"

Commer's intuition often pays off
for all involved. According to 2001 fig-
ures, Contrarian Stables horses earned
a check 97.2 percent of the time and
earnings from racing top topped
$200,OOO.The stable's standout is Tres
Touche, a 5-year-old gelding Commer
bought as a yearling for $4,000. He has
won in excess of $230,000 and is now
insured for $ 1 50,000 because of his
wiiming style. He recently returned
from England where he placed third in
the International Sport of Kings Chal-
lenge, which is an accomplishment for
an American-trained horse in that coun-
try. Trcs Touche currently ranks in the
top 1 horses in North America for
steeplechase racing.

Should anyone think, though, that
Commer merely buys and sells without
regard for the animals, think again. His
demeanor switches from businessman
to caring horseman when asked about
having to cut losses,

"One of the hardest things is to man-
age each horse as an individual and not
fall in love with the horse," he says.

Editor's pote: Outlook's feature, extracurtiattar, will take occasional glimpses Into
university employees' lives outside oftbeir day Jobs. We welcome story suggestions; call
Monette Austin Bailey at (301) 405'4629 or send tbetn to oullook@accmailumd.edu.

PHOTO at CVNTHIA MITCMEL

Laura Scott, the Office of Organizational Effectiveness'
new organizational development specialist, finds simiiari
ties between the university environment and Congress.

works much like Congress, says Scott.
And everyone is held togedier, more or
less, by a common set of ideals. It is this
common goal of learning and teaching
that Scott enjoys.

"Many of tlie people at this university
are really smart, committed and love
what they do. I really love the diversity,
and I don't just mean in the ethnic
sense. Tliere's a huge amount of variet)'
in the kinds of work people do."

She is also excited about working with
a team. OOE'S Peer Consulting Network
attracted her to the position. She says
the opportunity to coach, train, learn
from and co-consult with 20 or so talent-
ed feculty and staff was appealing.
"When you're an independent consult-
ant, you woric alone. Your professional
growth suffers. Feedback, especially in
this field, is really important."

Scott began working in the Washing-
ton Metropolitan Area on Capitol Hill in
a senator's office from her home state of
New Mexico, Eight years and a daughter

later, she left to work as a
management consul rant for a
nonprofit oi^anization.Once
she earned her master's
degree in organizational
development from American
University's highly regarded,
personally transforming
National Training Labs, she
felt it was time to go inde-
pendent. She now wants to
focus her energy, though, on
helping university imits func-
tion more smoothly and
effectively. People often woik
without benefit of positional
power, she says, so a depart-
ment chair cannot make de-
cisions without a committee.
"Which is one rcason why
therc are so many meetings.
One way we can be more
effective is to make meetings
more effective. Meetings are
one of the least productive
uses of ..time and one of the
easiest to fix "

Another area Scott wants
to work with is the commu-
nication complexities that arise as a
result of the university's many cross-
departmental teams. "I want to help peo-
ple structure conversations so that their
groups work better."

On an individual level, Scott wants to
encourage people to pursue avenues
that will help them achieve job satisfac-
tion."! want to help people see what's
possible. Worif through their assump-
tions and discovery realities, instead of
'I'm assuming that because this was
assigned to me, 1 have to do it.' The very
process of asking questions causes
change."

As a self-designated "change wrangler,"
Scott wants to get people talking about
what they want, and then moving in that
direction. She acknowledges that in the
imiversity setting, change may take a bit
longer, though, than it does on Capitol
Hill. "In a congressional office, you have
two years to get it right. (Here] the pace
is deliberative. Therc are no 90 degree
turns, which has a lot of plusses to it."

: Students are the Focus

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Cothran and Thomas
also feel keynote speakers
Chancellor William Kfr-
wan (morning) and multi-
cultural education leader
Ronald Takaki (luncheon)
will interest conference
goers. Kirwan is known
for his work on, and his
success at, excellence in
diversity on the College
Park campus. Takaki is a
professor of ethnic stud-
ies at the University of

California, Berkeley where
he designed and directed
the nation's first ethnic
studies graduate program.
His work focuses on the
reasoning behind multi-
cultural study and \^^ys to
integrate these principles
into the classroom.

"We hope people go
avray with something
practical and applicable
to their work, to bettet
help their students," says

Thomas.

"I want all of us to leave
widi a greater commit-
ment. . .so that we're capa-
ble of supporting students
in being successful," says
Cotliran.

The confercnce wiU be
held from 8 a.m. -5 p.m.,
with a networking rccep-
tion during the last hour
For more information and
to register, go to www,
umd.edu/omsc/success.

Candella: Guiding Voice for Drivers

Continued from page 1 - w'ln, .

events and calls in new information from
home. She blocks off time in the evening
to record new updates. This flexibility is
perfect for Candella, an award-winning
public radio reporter from Phoenix who
has worked for National Public Radio.
She now spends most of her days keep-

ing up with 4-year-old liam, 2-year-old .
Scth and 3-month-old Aidan. Their dad,
Brian Jose, is director of marketing and
communication at the Clarice Smith Per-
forming Arts Center.

"I am enjoying it," says Candella of her
new assignment.

OUTLOOK

Driskell: Cosby Helps Out

Continued Jhm page 1

Maryland basketball star
Tom McMillan.

The cultural and aca-
demic center, housed in

Tawes Theatre, provides
opportunities to explore
the presence of Africa
and the diaspora in
modern culture. The
fundraiser was for its
Summer Arts Institute,
which offers students,
especially those from
historically black col-
leges and universities, an
opportunity to explore
graduate work in arts
and hmnanities.
Speaking about the
centers importance in a
video presentation,
President Dan Mote
said, "Tliis is the right
place, the right state and
the right tune."

PHOTO BY MONETTE AUSTIN BAILEY

Comedian and African art coWwctot Bill
Cosby hugs Dorothy Height, founder of the
Nartional Council of Negro Women. The
two posed for a photo in the VIP area of
the Oriskell gala reception.

Game Day: Minimizing Snafus

Continued Jrom page 1

ageable as possible. The communi-
ty's help is appreciated."

Since February, administrators
from Transportation Services, cam-
pus police, Dining Services, inter-
collegiate athletics, University Rela-
tions, Office of the Registrar and
the city have worked to increase
awareness of the game and its
effects on parking and transporta-
tion. Deans and chairs received let-
ters about the game in February. In
late July, Mary Ann Granger, associ-
ate registrar, began contacting all
faculty and instructors holding

Other Suggestions

■ Form carpools for that day

• Ride Metro or Shuttle-UM

• Tune to 1640 AM for traffic advi-
sories

I

For updates and more informa-
tion, call (3011 314-PARK or
visit www.parking.umd.6du.

FILE PHOTO B¥ CYNTHIA MITCHEL

classes or labs at 3 p.m. or later to
alert them to the game and offer
scheduling alternatives for those
who want them. She did so again in
mid-September All permit holders
received a letter informing them of
the game. Letters were sent on Oct.
3 to parking permit holders in lots
lb, Id, le, Z,JJ,AA, Q and Stadium
Drive Garage offering them access
to other lots on that date.

"They may be less convenient,
but no one will be denied campus
parking," says David Allen, director
of Transportation Services.

Thursday night games happen
approximately once every other
year. It is part of an agreement
between the ACC and ESPN, which
broadcasts tlie Tliursday games.
The odd night provides greater
exposure for each game and all
conference schools hold games on
alternating Thursdays so that the
entire group benefits,

"We can't avoid traffic conges-
tion, but we can minimize it," says
Stimpson.

Mugerwa:

Continued from page 1

Fundraiser

PHOTO BV CYNTHIA MtTCHEL

Simon Mugerwa says he is not alone in his efforts to raise
money for recently separated conjoined twins returning to
poor conditions in his homeland of Uganda.

capita income is no more than $200. We were not going
to allow them to teturn to those conditions."

For approximately $15,000, the Onzigas can build a
home with running water and electricity nearer a hospi-
tal, in case the girls need mote care, and have money left
over to set aside for private schools. Mugerwa is also hop-
ing to provide funds for a vehicle. The parents also have
a 4-year-old daughter still in Uganda.

"I'm calling on anybody and everybody touched by
their story to help. We have a population of more than 30
thousand students. If everyone gave one dollar, that's
more than a house," he says. "And what better present
would there be than the imiversity saying, 'You have two
ftiU scholarships good for 17 years'? But first they have to
have a chance to survive."

Mugerwa stresses that this fundraising effort is not his
doing alone. Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church in
Sevema Park has adopted the family. It set up the Onziga
fund and administers it with the parents, who are staying
at the Ronald McDonald Fiouse in Baltimore. Mugerwa
and friends are also mailing more than 3,000 brochures
to friends and those on a charitable contributions mail-
ing list asking for donations. So far, Mugerwa estimates
$10,000 has been raised toward their $20,000 goal. The
brochure cover states, "What God has joined together, let
no man put asunder — except in this case. . . "

A father of four, Mugerwa thinks about doing more for
his home country once his last son finishes college in
four years. "I wouldn't have very much tyii^ me down
here and the need is tremendous. There are so many
things I can do there that I can't do from here,"

He would like to set up trade schools so that Ugandans
could learn practical skills, such as building a home. He
also thinks about training

lab workers, "Something
where people could pick
up a skill and be gainfully
employed,"

For now, though, he
focuses on getting the
Onzigas back home and
into a house where their
kids can grow up safe and
healthy

"I know what it is to
grow up without," he says.
"They wouldn't have made
it without some help. I'm
so glad things ended up
the way they did,"

A

fundraising din-
ner and dance
. for theOnziga
family will be held Oct.
12, from 8 p,m-1:30 a.m.
at Hollywood Ballroom
in Silver Spring. The
family and the physi-
cian that performed the
operation will attend.
Tickets are $30, For
more information, call
Simon Mugerwa at
(30113U-8175.

L

Notable

Sijue Wu, associate professor
of matliemattcs, was awarded
a 2003 fellowship from the
Radcliffe Institute for Advan-
ced Study at Harvard Univer-
sity. As a fellow, she will con-
tinue her study of vortex
sheet dynamics, a phenome-
non that arises from the mix-
ing of fluids, such as that
which occurs during aircraft
takeofEs.

B«n Hurlay was elected a fel-
low of the American Acade-
my of Kinesiology and Physi-
cal Education. The Academy
is an honorary society of 1 25
scholars who have made sub-
stantial and continuing con-
tributions to the field of kine-
siolog)'. Huriey was honored
for his worit on muscle
strength, exercise and agii^.
The Department of Kinesiol-
ogy now has live active fel-
lows in the academy making
it one of only 6ve depart-
ments in the nation widi this
nimiber of active fellows.

Thomas Fretz, dean of the
College of Agriculture and
Natural Resoiirces, was
appointed to U.S.Agricultiu«
Sec retary Ann M . Ve neman 's
National Agricultural
Research, Extension, Educa-
tion and Economics Advisory
Board. The 1 1 -member group
advises the secretary, land
grant colleges and universi-
des and House and Senate
agriculture committees on
USDA research, education
and extension policies.

IRIS' Visiting Scholar Program
welcomes Peter Wehrheim.
His stay at IRIS is funded by a
Heisenbetg scholarship
through the German Research
Foundation. Before coming to
IRIS, Wehrheim was an associ-
ate professor for economic
and agricultural policy at the
University of Bonn, Germany.

The Office of Continuing and
Extended Education (OCEE)
recently named Toirie Hruzd
program manager in Summer
Sessions. FIruzd has been at
the university for 17 years,
most recently at the Clarice
Smith Performing Arts Center
where she coordinated edu-
cation programs for faculty,
staff, students and K-12 teach-
ers. She has both a bachelor's
in history and a master's in
American history from Mary-
land.

Laura M(ior« was named
assistant director of Market-
ing and Communications,
Moore has seven years of
sales and marketing experi-
ence in both the private sec-
tor and higher education.

6

OCTOBER 8

2 2

19th Annual

FACULTY ^ STAFF CONVOCATION

THE KIRWAN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
AWARD

Tfiis prisf is presented cmniially in recognitiott of the faculty or staff member who has
male exceptional ccntrilmtiotts to the quality of unHergiaduate education at the university'

PRESIDENT'S DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS

Arjang a. Assad

Professor, MANAGEME>fT Science
Chair., Decision and Information
Tecmnolocies

A member of the Smith School of
Business faculty since 1978, Arjang
Assdd is an innovative designer of new
courses, new curricula and new under-
graduate programs. His most notable
and sustained contribution to under-
graduate education ai the Smith School
has been his leadership of the QUEST
Program, an honors-level undergradu-
ate certificate program led by the
schook of business and engineering,
writes Burt Leete, associate dean for
academic afiaits. Leete notes that Assad
was involved in all aspects of the pro-
gram, firom admission to orientation
field trips, advising and placement.

Writes Dean Howard Frank,
"Arjang has a passionate and sincere
interest in serving the students in all of
his rol« as teacher, administrator, advi-
sor and mentor."

As a result of his work as a LUly-
CTE Teaching Fellow during the
1 999-2000 academic year, Assad pro-
posed the formation of the Academy
for Excellence in Teaching and
Learning. Although on the Maryland
campus the Lilly-CTE Teaching

Fellows, Distinguished Scholar Teachers
and others represent consistent com-
mitment to identifying, honoring, and
engaging faculty, CTE Director James
Greenbetg says, "There is no perma-
nent body to join these faculty togeth-
er in ongoing and regular pursuit of
new ways to improve the quahty of
education at the University of
Maryland. The academy may well
become a major force in ongoing
undergraduate education improve-
ment."

In an effort to share best teaching
practices, Assad initiated, sponsored and
produced the coilectioii Essays for
Quality Learning representing the teflec-
dons of master teachers on this campus
regarding their classroom practices.

He Ls also a two-time winner (1999
and 20O1) of the Smith School's presti-
gious Krowe Teaching Award for
Innovation and has ranked in the top
15 percent of all professorial instructors
on several occasions.

Assad's alma mater, undergraduate
through doctorate, is the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. His degrees
reflect his broad range of interests; a
B.S. in mathematics; a chenucal engi-
neer's degree; a master's in operations
research; and a doctorate in manage-
ment science.

THE KIRWAN FACULTY RESEARCH AND
SCHOLARSHIP PRIZE

Presented annually to a member of the faculty in recognition of a highly significant ivork of
research, scholarship or artistic creatifity that has been achiewd within the past three years.

Sally M. Promey

Professor., Department of Art History

AND ARCHAEOLOtJY

As an art historian, Sally Promey has
paved the way to developing a new
area of concentration \n the field of
American artistic and cultural history:
the study of the complex intercections
of rehgion and visual arts. Her pioneer-
ir^ scholarly strategy focuses on the
role of images and objects in the prac-
tice of American rehgion and on inves-
tigating religion's part in the produc-
tion, reception and theorization of
American art.

"For historians, these are tasks of
critical importance, long-neglected
enterprises that will reshape the way
we conceive the histories and founda-
tions of both art and belief in the
United States," says June Hargrove,
chair of the Department of Art History.

Promey's book, Painting Religion in
Public: John Singer Sargent's "Triumph of
Religion" at the Boston Public Library
(Princeton University Press, 1999)
received the American Academy of
Rehgion Award for Excellence in
Historical Study of Rehgion, 2000.
Praise for the book in the press includ-
ed reviews by art critics for major
papers Uke Tlie New York Times and
Boston Globe as well as major pubhc

lecmres and keynote addresses.

Most recendy, she served a.s co-edi-
tor for another landmark pubhcation,
Tlie Visual Culture of American Religion
(University of California Press, 2001),
which traces the influence of rehgion
fism the 18th century to the present.

Promey also is highly regarded as a
mentor. She was instrumental in inau-
gurating an art history track in the
doctoral program at Maryland and is
the principal advisor to a dozen gradu-
ate students.

Among her numerous honors, in
2001 Promey received the University
System of Maryland Regents Faculty
Award for Excellence in Research,
Scholarship and Creative Activity and
the same year was one of 20 to garner
a prestigioiw residential fellow award
from the Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars.

Promey earned a Ph.D., History of
Culture, from the University of
Chicago; a M.Div, degree fiomYale and
3 B.A. from Hiram College. She has
been an art history faculty member at
Mary bnd since 1991,

The Kiru'an prizes were established as a
gift to the University of Maryland by former
President William E. Kirwan and his wife,
Patricia Harper Kirwan, in 1998, with the
first honorees selected in Fall 1999.

»

Stephen R. Adams

AssifTANT Director of Operations
AflELE H. Stamp ST1JI>E^JT Union

Stephen Adams has excelled for 22 years in
maintaining the day-to-day operations of the
Stamp Student Union with a simple yet
steadfast philosophy: "make the customer
happy." As assistant director of operations for
the busiest building on campus, Adams leads
by example in providing exemplary service
to the thousands of students, faculty, staff and
guests who visit the Scamp Union daily.

Adams is often on the job at 5 a.m. —
two hours before the building opens for
rjormal business hours — walking through the
facility to make sure it's ready for daily oper-
ations. He is directly responsible for supervi-
sion of campus reservations and event man-
agement, audio-visual services, the campus
information desk, as well as managing all of
the student club and organization offices
located in the union and the south campus
dining hall. He also coordinates summer
conferences held in the union, including
such major events as National History Day
and Odyssey of the Mind.

This past year, Adams helped bring
together the leader of the Mushm Student
Association and the Jewish Student Union
for open and meaningfid discussion. He also
helped the Mushm students find open and
available space on campus to conduct their
daily prayers.

An advocate for students and student
organizations, Adams works directly vrith
Student leaders to ensure that the Stamp
Student Union provides the highest level of
services, programs and 6cihties to meet the
needs of students at the university. "Steve is a
true behever in the idea that students learn
from doing, and that the out-of-the-class-
room experience is important in developing
a well-balanced individual," says Stephen
Gnadt, associate director of the Union.

Monica Herrera

Account AssoaATE, School or Languages,

LfTERATURES AND CULTURES

Some of those on campus touched by
Monica Herrera can be discerned from a
quick scan of the letterheads of people writ-
ing to support her nomination: the
Deparnnent of Spanish and Portuguese,
Center for Young Childrcti, Office for
Organizational Effectiveness, Personnel
Services Department, Landscape Division.

"Serving others seems to be Monica's
greatest joy," says Sandra Gyp ess, chair of the
Department of Spanish and Portuguese. "She
recently administered an examination in
Spanish 301 to a deaf-mute smdent by writ-
ing the questions on his hand vntii the tip of
her finger. He answered by writing on her
hand. The student passed the course. Literally
and figuratively, Monica Herrera has bec[]
and always seems ready to offer a helping
hand."

As secretary and office supervisor in
Spanish and Portuguese from 1991 to 2000,
she performed tasks now assigned Co three
or more persons, says Cypess. She has
become a consultant and facihtator in serv-
ice to graduate students facing serious
immigration and health issues, new faculty
during times of medical crisis, and staff
whose lack of Engfish-language skills led to
communications difficulties.

Beyond the school, Herrera helped design
and conduct survival Spanish classes for
Physical Plant personnel as well as instruction
for employees on how to best express them-
selves in Ei^sh. She continues to work
today with Spanish-speaking workers.

Darlene King

Program Management Specialist
Department of History

Darlene King is a 23-year employee of the
Department of History whose instiwtional
memory is legendary and who is much
depended upon by staff, faculty and students.

Equal in value, however, are King's dedi-
cation, abihry to rise to every occasion, and
wilhngness to learn. "I struggle to find
enough superlatives to describe the kind of
employee that Darlene has been for us every
day without tail," says John R. Lampe, chair
of the Department of History.

King continues to keep everyone up to
date on software and hardware. Most recent-
ly she has undertaken Web design, maintain-
ing the department site that serves as a prin-
cipal informational hiJc for students and the
general pubUc.

Tliis summer the department moved
fi:om Francis Scott Key to Tahaferro. It coin-
cided with the vacation of key administrators
Srom the deparmient and the dean's office.
And when the movers botched the job, it
was Darlene — <:hpboard in hand- — -who pre-
vented disaster from, becoming catastrophe.
"To say that Darlene King is a devoted
employee is to declare the obvious. She has
given more than anyone could reasonably
ask and in the process has made us all bet-
ter," said Ira BedirL

Col. Michael D. McNair
Deputy Director
Department of Pubuc Safetv

Since joining the university pohce depart-
ment in 1971, Col Michael McNair 's disci-
pline, work ethic, professional knowledge
and integrity have precipitated a steady chmb
through the ranks of the department to his
present position as deputy chief of pohce.

"The quahty of life we take for granted
at this institution is at least pardy attributable
to the outstantling effort put forth by Col.
McNair and the men and women under his
command," says Kenneth Krouse, uruversity
chief of pohce.

McNair's forward thinking has been
mstriunental in the implementation of many
technological advances currcndy used for
law enforcement and pubUc safety at the
university. For example, McNair requested
the use of university-wide e-mail notifica-
tions on crime incidents and cruninal activi-
ty on campus.

He also designed and implemented the
first closed-circuit television cameras to
patrol and record activities in exterior areas
of the university. At the time, Maryland was
one of only three universities nationwide to
have such a system; today hundreds of uni-
vereities now use a similar system based on
the success of the university's pilot project.
McNair also brought about a direct-campus
911 system, replacing the previous procedure
of re-routing 911 calls from the countywide
system to the university pohce department.

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OUTLOOK

FACULTY Sf STAFF CONVOCATION

continued

2002-2003 DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR-TEACHERS

Eath year, the universily chooses a select group of tenured Jmulty ivho are leaders in scholarship and teaching.
Tlieir zest for learning is an inspiration not only to their students, but to their colleagues as welt.

Robert Dooling

PROFEsst>B., Department of

PSVCHOLOCJV

Robert Dooling is world
renowned for his research in
auditory neuroscience. He was
the first scientist to show that
when sensory cells in birds regen-
erate, the animals also recover
their full hearing capabihties — a
discovery that could have impor-
tant implications for improving or
repairing hearing in humans.

Doohng has received numer-
ous awards for research, inchiding
two prestigious National Institutes
of Health Career Scientist Awards
and the Alexander von Hiunbolt
Senior Scientist Award. He has
had more than 1 00 papers pub-
lished in top scientific journals,
including Hearing Research, Animal
Behavior and the Journal of
Comparative Psychology.

Dooling, who came to the
university in 1981, has established
himself as a successful teacher and
mentor. He "is as wonderfiil a
teacher as he is an investigator,"
says Arthur Popper, director of the
neuroscience and cogjiirive science
program. DooUng and Popper
team teach an NIH -mandated
graduate course in ethics and sci-
entific research. "He motivates,
quesdoa";, probes and leads stu-
dents to think about issues and
the consequence of issues," says
Popper.

DooUng has mentored both
graduate and post-doctoral stu-
dents during his tenure at the uni-
versity, but he also teaches at the
undergraduate level. For the past
six years, DooUng has extended
his mentoring to area high school
smdents, placing them in his lab
for senior science projects,

Dooling became the acting
associate vice president for
research in the Graduate School
this fall and is co-chairing a com-
mittee on mentoring for the
Graduate School.

Sylvester James Gates Jr.

jtiHN S. Toll Professor, of Physics

Professor Sylvester James Gates Jr.
has been called "one of the five
best minds in America" by the
prestigious Isaac Asimov
Memorial Panel Debate. He
earned the tide for his contribu-
tions to the physics subfields of
sup ersymme trie particles, fields
and strings.

His research in superstrmg
theory is considered an important
extension of Einstein's theory of
relativity. A book he co-wrote in
1983, Superspace or 1001 Lessons
in Supersymntetry, remains the
standard in the field.

Gates, who has also taught at
Howard University and the
Massachusetts Insdmte of
Technology, is the first African
American to hold an endowed

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS

continued from previous page

fih:

McNair has strong ties to
the university beyond his pro-
fessional rcsponsibiUties; he
graduated with both an under-
graduate and graduate degree
fiom Maryland, and aU diree of
is children are aJumni as weU.

EUEANOR
WEINGAER.TNER

Assistant it) the Vice President

FOk RESEAiUTH AND DeaN OF

Graduate STUDtES

In May 2000, Eleanor
Weingaertner was elected chair
of the University Senate— the
first staff member ever to lead
the senate and only the fourth
man to do so.
History was matle, but it
was no accident that
Weingaertner made it, says
Kent Cartwright, professor of
English and now chair of the
University Se nate . Through ou t
her career at the university,
beginning with a clerical posi-
tion in psychology and now as
assistant to the vice president
for research and dean of grad-
ate studies, Weingaertner has

BiQate

proved agile in her thought
and consistent in her dedica-
tion to the university.

She be^n her tenure at the
senate in 1999, representing
Don-exempt staff and chairir^
the Senate Staff Affairs Com-
mittee. An overwhelming plu-
raUty of votes propelled
Weingarmer to the chair. Her
tenure vras characterized by
vigor and wide-ranging activi-
ties, fiom encouraging students
to become effective legislators
and advocates, to passage of
crucial legislation regarding
academic probation and a«-
deniic withdrawals, to gracious
and professional representation
of the senate. She encouraged
an open and lively exchange of
ideas while also moving the
body forward in a focused and
purposeful way.

Mark P. Leone, professor of
anthropology, says
Weingaertner is a logical
choice for this award, which
recognizes those who break
new ground, lead the entire
institution, aiid are loyal and
intelUgent,

chair in physics at a major
research institution in the United
States. His teaching load ranges
from introductory courses hke
Physics 104, "How Things Work,"
to upper-level graduate courses in
advanced topics. He has also
served as a lecturer in the College
Park Scholars program and taught
pre-coUege courses in math and
science through the Upward
Bound program. Students often
note his remarkable patience and
masterful ways of explaining diffi-
cult concepts. "Professor Gates
made the diflScult world of
physics make sense to my liberal
arts mind," wrote one former
Physics 104 student.

Gates holds numerous aca-
demic awards and hororaries,
including the Martin Luther King
Jr. Award fitjm M.I.T. for con-
tributing to the education of
minority students; the 1993
"Technical Achiever of the Year"
award and "Physicist of the Year"
award from the National
Tecluiical Association; and the
University of Maryland's
"Outstanding Teacher Award" in
physics through the Celebrating
Teachers Program.

James Glass

Professor, Department of
Government and PoLrncs

James Glass has spent a career
buUding bridges between the dis-
ciplines of poUtics and psychology.
A prohfic scholar, he has written
five books and scores of papers on
subjects that seek to explain the
unexplainable in human behavior.
In 32 years on the Maryland fac-
ulty, he has probed into the
thinking of the mentaUy iU and
the criminally insane to iOumi-
nate the complex nature of deci-
sion making and poUtical organi-
zation.

His 1993 book Shattered
Selves, an examination of multiple
personaUry disorder, was nominat-
ed for a Gradiva award, the high-
est honor for a pubUcation draw-
ing upon the insiglits of psycho-
analysis. In 1 997, he pubUshed a
landmark work. Life Unworthy of
Life, an examination of Germany's
Third Reich and the psychologi-
cal factors that permitted an
entire society to support ethnic
cleansing and genocide.

Irwin Goldstein, dean of the
CoUege of Behavioral and Social
Sciences, notes that Glass "has
spent an academic Ufe dedicated
to a set of questions that are now
high on the academic and pubUc
agenda," particularly after the
events of Sept. 11,2001.

Glass also enjoys a reputation
as a gifted teacher whose classes
are always full and often w^tUst-
ed. CoDe agues note that his
courses are always diverse and
innovative, drawing ftom psychol-

ogy, Uteramre and social theory in
a way that broadem students' un-
dentanding of the poUtical world.

James M. Hagberg

Professor, Department of

KlNEStOLOtiV

Assistant Dean for Research,
CoLtEGE OP Health and Human
Performance

An impressive array of scholastic
accomplishments combined widi a
high regard for smdent researchers
are testament to James M.
Hagberg's honor as a
Distinguished Scholar-Teacher.
Internationally recognized in the
field of kinesiology, Hagberg has
contributed substantially to the
understanding of the effects of
exercise on a variety of human ail-
ments, including heart disease,
hypertension and diabetes.

Since joining the Maryland
faculty in 1 996, Hagberg has filed
more than 20 invention disclosures
for ivork using genetic markers to
indicate the improvement in
health conditions of people who
exercise. He has written more
than 150 articles and serves on the
editorial boards of the Jo Hma/ of
Applied Physiology and the
International Journal of Sports
Medicine.

Hagbet^'s honors include the
"New Investigator Award" fi«m
the American College of Sports
Medicine and the University of
Maryland's "Life Sciences Inventor
of the Year" award. He is also a fel-
low of the American Heart
Association, the Council for H^h
Blood Pressure Research as well as
die American CoUege of Sports
MetUcine.

In her letter nominating
Hagberg for the award, Jane E.
Clark, professor and chair of the
Department of Kinesiology, wrote,
"To his graduate smdents, he is
simply "the BEST.' " He is credited
by his students for al-wrays being
available to them, inspiring them
and encouraging their growth as
independent scholars and
researchers.

M. Susan Taylor

Professor, Robert H. Smith
School of Business

M. Susan Taylor has dedicated
much of her academic career to
improving relationships between
employees and managers. Along
the -WAY, she has shown equal skiU
and dedication building positive
relationships with hundreds of stu-
dents who have worked with or
been advised by her.

A professor of management
and organization in the Robert H.
Smith School of Business, Taylor's
research focuses on human
resource networks and how proce-
dural and interactive justice affect
workplace relationships.

In 19 years on the facidty^
Taylor has readily adapted her
teaching style and course curricu-
lum to different learning groups,
whether they be corporate execu-

tives, M.B.A. students or theory-
based doctoral candidates. Taylor is
known for fostering a decorum of
respect and fairness in her class-
room discussions, permitting
teacher and students "to have
strong disagreements over theo-
ries, findings and management
practices, while maintaining a
healthy regard for the capabilities
of one another."

An author of two books, four
book chapters, 42 refereed publi-
cations and 53 invited presenta-
tions, Taylor is recognized world-
wide for the high quality and
irmovation of her scholarship. In
1999, she was named a feUow of
the Society of Industrial/
Organizational Psychology!
American Psychological Society.
She also serves as director of the
umversity's Center for Human
Capital, Innovation Be Technology
and is a board member of the
Academy of Management.

Allan L.Wigfield
Professor, Department of
Human DevEtoPMENT/lNSTiTurE
FOR Child Study

AUan Wigfield is a preeminent
researcli scholar in educational and
developmental psychology. His
work on the development of
motivation in children has been
consistendy supported through
grants from the National Institute
of Child Health and Human
Development and the Spencer
Foundation. Most recendy, he was
awarded a prestigious five-year
grant fiom the National Science
Foundation to support research on
motivation for literacy.

Wigfield has pubUshed more
than 70 peer-reviewed joiunal arti-
cles and book chapters. He is cur-
re ntiy the associate editor of the
Jcunutl of Educational Psychology and
Child Development.

Wigfield is a "iveU-received
advisor, mentor and teacher," says
Charles H. Flatter, chair of the
Department of Human Develop-
ment/Institute for Child Study.
He has consistendy garnered high
rating for teaching, and his stu-
dents note his "exacting standanls,"
"honest criticism," "in^eccd}le
professional example" and "consB- •■
tent support."

During his 13-year tenure at
the University of Maryland,
Wigfield rapidly ascended the
ranks to become a fiiU professor.
In his role as director of graduate
smdies for the department, he
helped develop and implement a
revised doctoral program and has
provided leadership and mentor-
ing to the entire faculty.

Wigfield has been "instrumen-
tally involved" in the development
of a master's degree program for "
middle school teachers in
Montgomery County. His recog-
nitions finm the university, includ-
ing an Outstanding Service to
Schools Award (2001) and the
Vernon E.Anderson Distinguished
Faculty Award (1998), reflect his
dedication to teaching and service.

OCTOBER 8, 2002

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2002 Yearbook Sought

Through an unfortunate
bureaucratic snafii, the Archives
has missed out on obtaining a
copy of the 2002 yearbook.
University Archivist Anne
'Hirkos hopes someone on cam-
pus might be willing to part
with their most recent Ter-
rapin, so that there is at least
one copy in the Archives. She
has all the yearbooks printed
since 1897 and doesn't want to
break the string. Yearbooks arc
an important resource for the
Libraries. To donate a yearbook,
contact Turkos at (301) 405-
9060 or atl7@umail.umd,cdu.

The Center for Historical
Studies Seminar Series

Seth Koven of Villanova Univer-
sity will give the second semi-
nar in the center's 2002-2003
series on "The Body and the
Body Politic " Monday, Oct, 14 at
4 p.m. in 3121 Symons Hall.

Koven is an expert on 19th-
and 20th<entury British histo-
ry who has published critically
important woiks on questions
of gender, sexuality and social
reform. His paper, "Dirty Bodies
and Dirty Desires: Sex, Sister-
hood, and Social Politics in Lon-
don, 1848-1948," is drawn from
a forthcoming book to be pub-
lished by Princeton University
Press. Discussion will be based
on Koven 's pre-circulated paper.

To request a copy of the
paper or for more information,
contact the Center for Histori-
cal Studies at (301) 405-8739 or
historycen ter@umail . um d . cd u ,

Comfort Women and the
Pni)possibiiitv of Justice

Free colloquium diversity semi-
nar on "comfort women," a ref-
erence to the thousands of
women held captive tn sex-
based servitude to the Japanese
army during World War 11. Laura
Hyun Yi Kang (UC, Irvine) and
Lisa Yoneyama (UC, San Diego)
will present their respective
work on this subject at the col-
loquium. Asian Amercian Stud-
ies offers this program with the
support of the Departments of
Comparative Literature, EngLsh
and Women's Studies, the Con-
sortium on Race, Gender, and
Ethnicity, and the Curriculimi
Transformation Project.

The colloquium will take
place Friday Oct. 1 1 from 2:30
to 4:30 p.m. in 1 1 54 Tawes Fine
Arts. A reception will follow.
For more information, contact
the Asian American Studies Pro-
gram at (301) 405-0996 or
cliang@wam . umd . edu .

The University of Maryland
Equestrian Team Intercollegiate
Horse Show Competition will
be held at the Clay Hill Stables,
9911 OldArdwick-Ardmore
Road in Springdale, on Oct. 1 2
from 1 1 a.m. to 7 p.m. An Eng-
lish Show wU be presented at

Alumni Donors Remember Roots, Help Scholars

PHOTO BV MICHAEL MOnSAFI

The newest class of Baltimore Incentive Award Scholars gets friendlv with their new mascot. From left,
Misbha Qureshi, Kelly Smith, Karem Branch, Oontay Jackson. James Brockington, Christopher Brown, Inga
F«rguBon, Jennifer Lewis and Ja-Nee Jacksort.

TWO Students in the two-)«ar-old Baltunore Incenrive Awards Program will be
fiilly sponsored by private donors, a first for the scholarship program.
Baltimore high school alums Murray Valenstein, who is a Maryland class of
1 940 alumnus, and his wife Suzanne, wanted to ensure that the program continued to
provide opportunities. Incentive Awards provide fiill financial support for four years at
College Park. Each student has excelled in school, despite tough life circumstances.
Mentors and advisors encourage personal development and academic success.
Students must maintain a connection with titeir former high schools, returning each
semester to share their college experiences and encourage other students to see col-
lege as a viable option.

1 1 a.m and a western show at 5
p.m. Additional shows will take
place on Sunday. Over 200 rid-
ers and teams from 12 colleges
will compete. Entry is free.

For directions, call (301) 773-
0444. For more information
about the show, contact Dara
or Erika at (301) 779-9236 or
deiscn®wam,umd,cdu.

Mappinis African
Influence on Capital City
ArchHectiwe

A new program series spon-
sored by the Nyumburu Cultur-
al Center will take three groups
on African-centered tours of
Washington, D,C. Graduate stu-
dents, faculty and staff, under-
graduates and high .school stu-
dents can take a free tour fol-
lowed by a dinner discussion.

"From the Nile to the Chesa-
peake Part I: Uncovering the
African Culture Hidden in
Washington, D.C.'s Architecture"
introduces participants to the
African influences and Nile Val-
ley contributions that motivat-
ed many structural components
of the District's layout.

The tour for feculty, staff and
graduate students will be held
SimdayOct. 13- Participants
will meet in the Nyumburu
Multipurpose Room at 2 p.m.
There arc 40 seats available. To
reserve a seat, contactToby Jen-
kins, assistant director of cam-
pus/community outreach, at
(301) 314^8439 or tjenkins®
deans.umd.edu, or Clayton
Walton at (301) 314-1485 or
cwalton@dcans.umd.edu.

OnAprii 16, there will be an

additional lecture and discus-
sion led by Molefi Asante from
Temple University, a prominent
scholar in African diaspora
studies. He will highlight
Africans' experience in Ameri-
ca, their knowledge of Africa
and their overall contributions
to the building of America.

Massage Workshop

Anyone can learn the rewarding
and helpful benefits of massage.
This four-week course, held
Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m.,
will teach participants the
basics. Tlie first class will be
held in BO 107 Stamp Student
Union on Oct, 9. The student
price is $75, faculty and staff
$85, and general public $95.
For more information, call
(301) 314-ARTS or e-mail asi-
mon® union. umd. edu, or visit
the Art and Learning Center Web
site at www.union.umd.edu.

Counselor's Role

The Counseling Center's next
Research and Development
presentation, "Counselor Self
Awareness: What is it and Does
it Matter?" will be held Oct. 9
from 12 to 1 p.m. in 01 14 Shoe-
maker Building. Dennis Kiv-
lighan, professor and chair of
the Department of Counseling
and Personnel Services, will
speak from 12 to 12:30 and
answer questions afterward.
Bag lunches arc welcome.

For more information, contact
Vhdan Boyd at (301) 314-7675.

Hamlet and Me

The Works-ln-Progress series,
begun in 1998, enables scholars
who study the early modern
period to share their latest
research and to benefit from an
informal round-table discussion
of their current projects.

On TYiesday, Oa. 1 5, Marshall
Grossman of the English
department will present "Ham-
let and Me." The discussion pro-
poses to examine the role of
the chiasmus— a reversal in the
order of words in two other-
wise parallel phrases— in medi-
ating the relationship between
the character of Hamlet and
other characters in and specta-
tors to Shakespeare's play. As
Hamlet's anger, pity, madness
and grief are transmuted from
one emotion to another, the
chiasmus doubles and reverses
these emotions. When his cou-
pling and reversing rhetoric
extend.s across the mirroring
boundary between stage and
audience, Hamlet's emotions
are circulated through the
attended spectators, to work
upon the consciences of "guilty
cream res sitting at a play"
01. ii. 585-86).

To facilitate discussion, fac-
ulty participating in the Works-
ln-Progress series are asked to
circulate working drafts one
week before their colloquium.
For more information, con-
tact Karen Nelson at (301) 405-
6830 or knl5@umail.umd.edu,
or visit the Center for Renais-
sance and Baroque Studies Web
site at http://infbrm.umd.edu/
crbs/programs.