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THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FACULTY AND STAFF WEEKLY NEWSPAPER

Vol u me 1 S • Number o, • November j , zooz

Successful
Living-Learning
Communities a
Group Effort

Faculty, staff and students
say intense collaboration
is why the campus' living-
1 earning communities attract
hundreds of students and
national attention. By working
together from idea to inception,
each group contributes to the
creation of an enriching envi-
ronment for undergraduate and
graduate students.

Apparently U.S. News and
World Report found Maryland's
living-learning communities
noteworthy as well, ranking
them 3rd nationally in a new
category focusing on the under-
graduate experience. Robert
Hampton, dean for undergradu-
ate studies, says the recognition
proves that the university is
doing the right thing for its stu-
dents.

"It provides some external
validation of the things we
chose to do years ago," he says.
"Are we perfect? No. Are we
ahead of our peers? Yes."

Ten living and learning com-
munities have emerged as a
result of the patnership
between Resident Life and Aca-
demic Affairs: Beyond the Class-
room, CIV1CUS, College Park
Scholars, Gemstone, Global
Communities, Honors, H in man
CEOs Program, Language
House, Honors Humanities and
Jimenez-Porter Writers' House.
A few grow by invitation and
others add members through
applications. Some, such as Col-
lege Park Scholars, work with
students during their first two
years. Other communities, such
as Beyond the Classroom, are
geared toward upperclassmen.

"It provides an enriched edu-
cational experience for the stu-
dents," says Deb Grandner, asso-
ciate director of resident life,
North Campus. "It makes a big
school small and provides ways
for faculty and staff to collabo-
rate on behalf of students."

Kevin Baxter can testify to
the benefits of a close-knit com-
munity. A former College Park
Scholar and history department
alumnus 001), Baxter credits
the program for his successful
college career— and his current
job as student services coordi-
nator for the community.

"When I was coming into
Scholars in '96, it was this amaz-
ing, experiential learning expe-
rience," he says. There were
fewer living-learning communi-
ties then, so compedtion was
stiff. Baxter says he sees less of
this as the campus creates more
opportunities for students to

See RANKINGS, page 3

Musical Trio to Perform World Premiere Work

This weekend, three internationally
acclaimed musicians will perform
a world premiere program that
was commissioned by the Clarice Smidi
Performing Arts Center and written by a
Pulitzer Prize— winning composer.

The Grand Trio, composed by David
Del Tredici, features Beethoven's Piano
Trio in E-Flat major (14 variations on
an Original Theme), Op. 44; and
Brahms' Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8.
It will be performed by the Kalichstein-
Laredo-Robinson Trio in the Elsie and
Marvin Dekelboum Concert Hall of
the Clarice Smith Center on Saturday,
Nov. 9 at 8 p.m.

As Del Tredici 's first piano trio, The
Grand Trio was written specifically for
the musicians because Del Tredici was
"inspired by the boldness, virtuosity and
open-heartedness of their playing."

Since their debut at President Jimmy
Cartf-v inauguration in January 1977,
pianist Joseph Kalichstein, violinist Jaime
Laredo and cellist Sharon Robinson have

shared classic works and new repertoire
with loyal audiences around the world
with no change in personnel. One of
few chamber music ensembles to retain
all its original members, the Kaiichstein-
Laredo- Robinson Trio balances the
careers of three internationally acclaimed
soloists and maintains its musical mission
through both close personal friendships
and a strong dedication to music.

Audiences from around the world
have marveled at the technical mastery
and expressive depth of the musicians
and to commemorate this landmark 25th
anniversary, the complete Beethoven or
Beethoven/Shostakovich cycles and per-
formances with Bill McLaughlin of St.
Paul Sunday will join their already
diverse offerings.

Tickets for the Kalichstein-Laredo-
RobinsonTrio — "one of the most sensi-
tive and intelligent piano trios in the
world today," according to The New York
Times — are $30, $5 for students. For
ticket information, call (301) 405-ARTS,

Comic Relief at the Clarice Smith Center

Armed with rapid-fire
wordplay and satire-
laden humor, two comedians
will poke fun at a variety of
topics including some post-
e lee don day humor during
two performances this week.

Comedians Marc Maron
and Roy Zimmerman team
up for two nights of comic
relief on Nov. 6 and 7 at 8
p.m. in the Ina and Jack Kay
Theatre of the Clarice Smith
Performing Arts Center, with
a question-and-answer ses-
sion immediately following
each show.

Known for his standup
comedy on "The Late Show
with David Letterman" and

his frequent appearances on
"Late Night with Conan
O'Brien," Maron has the abili-
ty to engage his audience as a
storyteller with an intelli-
gence that digs deep into
subjects illuminating com-
mon truths that may go
unseen. Maron nffs on sub-
jects ranging from corporate
domination of the planet to
why die cooking channel is
the only iiire television.

Guitar-t >ting
songwriter/satirist Roy Zim-
merman is proud to be left-
leaning during a time in
which the term "liberal" is
less than popular. He sings a
compelling combination of

socially conscious comedy
and original music and has
been described as "Lenny
Bruce meets Ani DeFranco
meets Phil Ochs in Brian Wil-
son 's living room."

In addition to the two tick-
eted performances, "A Con-
versation with Comedian
Marc Maron" will take place
on Thursday, Nov. 7 from 4 to
5:30 p.m. in the Kay Theatre.
During this free event Maron
will talk about how he cre-
ates his material and what's
next in his career. Tickets to
the Wednesday and Thursday
events featuring Maron and
Zimmerman are $25, $5 for
students.

Army, University
Combine to Form
Leadership School

The James MacGregor Bums
Academy of Leadership has
joined forces with the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers to develop a
comprehensive leadership de-
velopment program for the corps,

"The Corps' goal," notes Fran
Nurthen, the academy's director of
federal programs, "is to develop
leadership at all levels of the
organization."

Working with the Maccoby
Group and the Gallup Organiza-
tion, the academy "will develop a
series of workshops for corps' exe-
cutives, middle managers, coaches
and emerging leaders. The work-
shops will help create a common
leadership language, and help team
members understand and develop
unique leadership talents. As a first
step, the academy will deliver a
"leadership for learning" course to
hundreds of corps members in
half a dozen cities around the
country over the next few months.

Nurthen is former chief of human
resource development at the Army
Corps and has more than 30 years
of experience in federal govern-
ment service. His expertise is in
workforce development, executive
development, leadership selection,
program planning and evaluation
and labor and employee relations.

First Book
Project Aims to
Stimulate Readers

Colorful posters line the
walls of the undergraduate
studies office representing
books incoming freshmen have
read since 1995 as part of the uni-
versity's First Book project. It is a
varied list.

Poetry, a young girl's diary, a sci-
fi classic, tales of people attempt-
ing to control nature and a man's
internal struggle with Vietnam are
just some of the subjects of past
texts. And, of course, this year's
account of a gay man's murder in
Wyoming. Phyllis Peres, associate
dean of undergraduate studies and
director of the Terrapin Reading
Society, says the volunteer selec-
tion committee, which is volun-
teer-driven, strives to make each
year's choice thought provoking.

"We try not to use books stu-
dents read in high school. When
deciding on a book, we ask 'Is it a
great piece of literature? What is its
contextual value?' We're looking
for work our students will read,
and will speak to first year stu-
dents in a significant way," says
Peres. The committee also tries to
find hooks faculty will find engag-

See FIRST BOOK, page 4

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YOUR GUIDE TO UNIVERSITY EVENTS: NOVEMBER 5-11

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ovember 5

RSVP by today to 4-8385 for
the Children of Faculty and
Staff Information Night on
Nov. 7 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in
1 140 Plant Sciences. See For
Your Interest, page 4.

2-3 p.m., Assessing for
Transformation 6137 McKel-
din library. The Office of Infor-
mation Technology, the Univer-
sity of Maryland Libraries and
the Center for Teaching Excel-
lence present Gary Brown as
the second speaker in their
series "Teaching, Learning,
Technology?" For more infor-
mation, contact Paulette Robin-
son at 5-3011 or probinso®
umd.edu, or visit www.oit.umd.
edu/AS/speakerseries . html .

4 p.m.. Frontiers of Materi-
als Science with Light from
Accelerators Physics Lecture
Hall. With Gwyn Williams of
Jefferson Laboratory. Free Phsy-
ics colloquium with refresh-
ments served at 3:30 p.m. for a
small fee. For more informa-
tion, call 5-3401.

WEDNESDAY

lovember 6

Postponed: One Day Used
Booksale Hombake Library.
Was to open at 8 a.m. to facul-
ty, staff and students with UM
ID. For more information, call
5-9125 or visit www.lib.umd.
edu/booksale .html.

noon-1 p.m.. Constructing
Socio-Cultural Specific Pro-
grams to Meet Student
Success Needs 01 14 Coun-
seling Center, Shoemaker Build-
ing. For more information, con-
tact Vivian Boyd at 4-7675 or
vbl4@umail.umd.edu, or visit
www. inform . umd. edu/Campus
Info/De partments/Counseling/
Calendar/c al_rnd . htm .

noon, Talking with Some-
one about Alcohol and Drugs

See For Your Interest, page 4.

7 p.m.. School of Architec-
ture 2002 Lecture Series

Lecture Hall 0204, School of
Architecture. Presenting the
School of Architecture 2002
Lecture Series with David E.
Miller, FA1A, Partner.The
Miller/Hull Partnership in Seat-
tie, Washington and a tenured
Professor of Architecture at the

A Cappella at the Chapel

Don't miss this free concert on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m.
A part of Homecoming Week, the 8th Annual A Cappella at
the Chapel promises to be an evening filled with music
provided by some of our campus' talented student groups. This
year's performers will be Voices of Truth, Faux Paz, Pandemoni-
UM, Treblemekers and the Generics. Performing again this year is
the Hometowne USA men's barbershop chorus. For more infor-
mation, contact Julie Luce at (301) 314-9866 or jluce@umd.edu.

University of Washington. The
Miller/Hull Partnership's design
activities cover a wide range of
projects including laboratories,
nature centers, schools and
higher education facilities, cor-
porate offices, community cen-
ters and residences. For more
information, contact Ann
Petrone 5-6283-

7 p.m.. Free International
Film Hoff Theater, Stamp Stu-
dent Union. "Show Me Love
(F-ing Amal)" is a film about
two girls— a bored, popular
would-be hipster and a melan-
choly outsider — who discover
love in small-town Sweden. In
Swedish with English subtitles.
Directed by Lukas Moodysson,
1998, 89 min. The film will be
introduced by Rose-Marie
Oster of Germanic Studies and
Women's Studies and is part of
the International Film Series.
For more information, see www.
intprog.umd.edu/film.html.

THURSDAY

november 7

9 a.m. -4 p.m.. Treasure
Maps; Picture Your Way to
Success 1 101U Chesapeake.
Workshop participants will
learn strategies for clarifying
goals and unleashing the
power of their untapped abili-
ties and strengths. Cost: $ 105.
For more information .contact
Natalie Torres at 5-5651 or
trainde v@accmail , umd . edu .

noon-2 p.m., 2002 Terp Red

Out Stamp Student Union.
Trade in aT-Shirt from another
university and receive a brand
new Terps T-shirt. For more
information, contact vpadmin-
istrative@sga.umd.edu.

4-5 p.m.. Distinguished
Scholar Teacher Lecture

1524 Van Munching Hall. The
third presentation in this year's
Distinguished Scholar-Teacher
Lecture Series wUl be given by
M. Susan Taylor from the

Robert H. Smith School of Busi-
ness. For more information,
contact Rhonda M alone at 5-
250? or rmaIone@umd.edu.

4:30 p.m., What can you do
with a Physics Education,
in Addition to Becoming a
Professor? 1204 Physics. A
physics alumna and two of her
colleagues from the Institute
for Defense Analyses will speak
about what physics teaches
that makes physicists market-
able to a variety of industries.
For more information, contact
Karrie Sue Hawbaker at 5-5945
or karrie@physics.umd.edu..

5-7 p.m., 2002 Terp Red Out

Dining Halls. See noon-2 p.m.

6:30-8 p.m.. Children of
Faculty and Staff Informa-
tion Night See For Your Inter-
est, page 4.

7-9 p.m., NSF Graduate Fel-
lowship Workshop 0106
Francis Scott Key. Faculty mem-
bers and student advisors in
the life sciences, physical sci-
ences, social sciences, mathe-
matics, computer science and
engineering are asked to en-
courage their best sophomores
and juniors to attend the NSF
Graduate Fellowship Workshop
given by Gerald Miller (Miller
administered the application
and evaluation phases of the
NSF program for two years).
The workshop is directed
toward students who will be
eligible to apply in fall 2003 or
later. For more information,
contact Camille Stillwell at 4-
1289 or cstillwe@umd.edu, or
visit www.umd.edu/nso.

november 8

RSVP by today for the Eti-
quette Dinner. See For Your
Interest, page 4.

10 a.m.-noon. Staying on
Track in a Market Down-

Building a Better Respirator:
A Human- Centered Approach

Imagine that you are a
coal miner crawling
through tunnels hun-
dreds of feet below
ground, an asbestos abate-
ment worker removing aging
insulation from homes and
offices, or a firefighter search-
ing through smoke and
flames for injured victims.
Your life — and perhaps the
lives of others — depends on
your ability to perform your
job effectively.

But there's a catch:Your
work requires use of a respira-
tor, which protects you from
hazardous fumes and airborne
particles, but also interferes
with your performance.

Arthur Johnson, a biological
resources engineer, has spent
years studying the effects of
respirators on their wearers.
They interfere, he says, with
breathing, vision, heat
exchange, and , most fre-
quently, communications.

"Two individuals wearing
respirators standing only 1
meter apart can only under-
stand about half the words
spoken if no context is given "
says Johnson. "At 9 meters,
they can't understand each
other at all." And phone con-
versations are almost impossi-
ble unless new protocols are

adopted based on Johnson's
research. By holding the
phone by their mouths to
talk, ending statements with
the word "over," and moving
the phone to their ears to lis-
ten to the response, workers
can greatly increase the accu-
racy of their communications.

Some problems vary with
work levels. Vision, for exam-
ple, Is important primarily
during low levels of exertion,
while respiration becomes
difficult during periods of
high exertion. Unfortunately,
says Johnson, "you can't satis-
fy all the problems all the
time. There are trade-offs."
The best solution at present,
he believes, is to design respi-
rators to meet specific needs.

Johnson and his graduate
students are currently work-
ing on a two-year contract for
the National Institutes for
Occupational Safety and
Health.Their goal: to develop
recommendations for certifi-
cation standards for a multi-
purpose air purifying head
helmet respirator. Johnson
also hopes to get funding for
development of a "smart sys-
tem" respirator for firefighters
that would allow their loca-
tion and various vital signs to
be monitored.

turn 1 101 U Chesapeake Build-
ing. A seminar for people try-
ing to understand and cope
with equity market fluctua-
tions. Cost: $15. For more
information, contact Natalie
Torres at 5-565 1 or traindev®
accmail.umd.edu.

noon-2 p.m., 2002 Terp
Red Out Stamp Student Union

and Dining Halls. See Nov. 7.

november 11

8:45 a.m.-4 p.m., OIT
Shortcourse Training: .
Microsoft Word Level 3

4404 Computer & Space Sci-
ence. Participants will work
with styles, create form tem-
plates, add graphics to docu-
ments, use features that simpli-
fy working with large docu-
ments and more. Prerequisite:
MS Word Level 2 or equivalent
knowledge. The class fee is
$90. For more information and
to register, visit www.oit.umd.
edu/sc or contact Jane S.
Wieboldt at 5-0443 or

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1 p.m., Ge omental it y in a
Cross-Cult ural Context

1124 LeFrak. Hong-key Yoon of
the University of Auckland will
lead the seminar. For more infor-
mation, e-mail jochen@umd.edu
or visit www.geog.umd.edu.

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Broadcasting and Cable magazine's 200, 000- plus photo archive is being named after long-time Editor in Chief
Donald West, third from left. He is shown with Charles Lowry, dean of Libraries; Ramsey Woodworth,
Broadcast Pioneers Educational Fund; West; Chuck Howell, curator. Library of American Broadcasting; and
Harry Jessell, editor in chief, Broadcasting and Cable magazine.

designed to "commemorate the
progress of broadcasting
through its first quarter centu-
ry. They turned out to be a
love letter on canvas to a medi-
um about which [Taishoff and
McGill] cared so much." The
murals will one day welcome
visitors to the library's newly
renovated facility in Hornbake.
For more information about
the library and its collections,
visit www.lib.umd :edu/UMGP/
LAB.

that the pictures would be "of
enormous value to other jour-
nalists and scholars." He says
the magazine will continue to
donate current photographs
"so long as we publish."

The library already houses
another major broadcasting
and cable collection — the
papers of founder and first
Editor in Chief Sol Taishoff.
"Together, they give a detailed
record of the Inner workings
Of this extremely influential

publication " says Howell;

Taishoff s son, Lawrence, is
also donating a set of four his-
toric murals depicting the his-
tory, and promise, of radio and
television. The elder Taishoff
reportedly commissioned the
murals in 1945 to commemo-
rate National Radio Week. They
were designed by his friend,
Westinghouse's radio advertis-
ing manager, William McGill.
Archives honoree Donald West
says the four mural set was

Rankings: Maryland Living-Learning 3rd in the Nation

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learn in such an environment.

Kathy McAdams, executive director of
College Park Scholars, the largest of the
communities, says living-learning units cre-
ate cohesive, productive student groups
through division. From the beginning of
their college careers, Scholars, for exam-
ple, are divided into one of 12 areas of
study and will live on a floor with people
in at least two of their courses. "It really
eases that transition."

Cindy Felice, Grandner's counterpart on
the south side, uses the word "seamless" to
describe how living-learning communities
affect campus life connections. Because of
the "smorgasboard" of opportunities at the
university, she says it is helpful to have one
place as a center for a student's life and
studies. In some cases, the communities are
natural outgrowths of academic pursuits.

"Writers have always collected them-
selves into social groups," says Laura Lauth,
director of Jimenez-Porter. She was also
instrumental in the development of the
Global Communities program, the newest
group. Both reside in Dorchester Hall. "It's
not unusual to have a house set aside, but
there's never really been an undergraduate
house like this."

Creating a living-learning community
takes more than just collecting people into
one place, however. When Resident life
and leaders within Academic Affairs first
began putting ideas to paper through the
Committee on the Academic Environment
in 1988, it was clear that in order to create
vibrant communities, various members of
the campus would need to be committed
to such an important enterprise, A com-
mittee was formed to develop guidelines

for living-learning communities, think
through funding and staffing issues and to
create a process for approving proposals.
No community begins without one to two
years of planning. Purpose, mission, roles
of faculty and staff are all discussed to make
sure a community is viable and necessary.

"There are a lot of key players in this:
resident life, an academic department, resi-
dential facilities, students," says Felice.
"Deep and strong roots have contributed
to their success, not random concepts. The
strength of the programs is built on dedi-
cation to primary principles. Without
them, the value and success of living-learn-
ing communities is diluted."

Ten criteria must be met in order for an
idea to become a living-learning communi-
ty, among them the requirement that pro-
grams give faculty significant roles inside
and outside of the classroom. "The faculty
connection may be the cornerstone," says
McAdams. "Faculty are central."

Baxter is even more effusive in high-
lighting the role of faculty. "They're the
lifeblood of every program. Their passion
and enthusiasm. ..is so refreshing. What it
does for the students is incredible."

Al Gardner, a now-retired member of the
human development faculty, joined Col-
lege Park Scholars as its director of the
advocates for children program in 1995.
He stayed put until May 2002.The experi-
ence meant a lot to him, as well.

"You have more involvement with the
students. It was the best experience I ever
had as a college professor. I feel fortunate
to have had it."

Student statistics further demonstrate
the communities' success. McAdams cites

90 percent retention overall and more
than 80 percent retention for College Park
Scholars.

"The five-year graduation rate is 10 per-
cent higher than the rest of the university.
Clearly there's something good about
coming in through College Park Scholars,"
she says.

McAdams' comments illustrate another
community criterion: Programs should re-
flect the university's priorities of recruiting,
retaining and graduating the broad array of
students who enroll at the university.

So a solid foundation has been laid with
input from all interested and affected par-
ties. The university shows its commitment
by giving resources and manpower. Facul-
ty, through extracurricular activities and
seminars, give extra doses of their time.
Student leaders coordinate community
outreach programs. The student-residents
excel. But what about students not living
in such an environment?

"I believe they should all have it," says
McAdams. "Dean Hampton says that all stu-
dents should have the opportunity that
wiU fit them, that's why there are so many
new communities."

Within the last two years, three new
communities were launched and a few
proposals are in the pipeline for others.
McAdams, and others, stress that living-
learning communities are not about exclu-
sion, but about the successful engagement
of students in the university and the
greater community.

"The rest of the university must recog-
nize that it's not just about T-shirts and
pizza," says McAdams. "We're delivering a
supercharged [student]."

Broadcasting and Cable Photo Archives Donated to Maryland

They represent the histo-
ry of radio and televi-
sion going back some
71 years. And now, the photo
archives of Broadcasting and
Cable magazine have found a
new home at the university's
Library of American Broadcast-
ing (LAB).

"The 200,000 plus images
cover almost the entire history
of the medium," says Library
Curator Chuck Howell. "Execu-
tives, performers, politicians,
technicians and visionaries — if
they were influential in radio
or television, you can find
them here."

The archives have been
named in honor of Donald V
West, who joined the magazine
in 1953 and was the chief edi-
tor from 1982 to 2001. Today
he is a member of the Library
of American Broadcasting's
board of directors and chairs
Broadcasting and Cable's Hall
of Fame.

Published since 1931, Broad-
casting and Cable is consid-
ered to be the "bible" of the
industry. Editor in Chief Harry
JesseU says, "It's comforting to
know the collection is in good
hands." Jessell joined a number
of broadcast industry notables,
Libraries Dean Charles Lowry,
LAB board members and staff
to celebrate the donation dur-
ing ceremonies at the library's
new facilities on the third
floor of Hornbake Library last
week.

Jessell told the assemblage

Notable

Psychology Chair Bill Hall has
been appointed to a three-year
term as a member of the Advi-
sory Committee for die Social,
Behavioral and Economic Sci-
ences Directorate of the
National Science Foundation.

James Grunig, professor of
public relations, will receive the
James W Schwartz Award for Dis-
tinguished Service to Journalism
and Communication, the highest
honor conferred by Iowa State
University's Greenlee School of
Journalism and Communication.
Grunig, who received a bache-
lor's degree in agricultural jour-
nalism from Iowa State in 1964,
was presented with the award
at the Greenlee school's annual
alumni homecoming reception
earlier this month.

Robert N. Gaines, associate
professor of communication,
accepted the directorship of
the Honors Humanities pro-
gram in the College of Arts and
Humanities. He will serve a
three-year term.

Several School of Public Affairs
faculty have recently been hon-
ored. Herman Daly was award-
ed the "Medal of the Presidency
of the Italian Republic" in cere-
monies held at the Pio Manzu
International Research Center
in Rimini, Italy on Oct. 20. The
award was in recognition for his
work in developing the idea of
a steady-state economy. Daly was
one of 10 from around the world
to receive this honor, including
two other Americans, biologist
Edward O. Wilson and mathe-
matician Benoit Mandelbrot.

Jacques S. Gansler, the
Roger C. Lipitz Chair in Public
Policy and Private Enterprise,
and Shelley Metzenbaum, visit-
ing professor and senior fellow,
have both been elected Fellows
of the National Academy of Pub-
lic Administration. NAPA is an
independent, nonpartisan orga-
nization chartered by Congress
to assist the government in
improving its effectiveness. The
university now boasts 10 NAPA
Fellows, nine of whom are
MSPA faculty.

Thomas C. Schelling, Dis-
tinguished University Professor,
was awarded the honorary
degree of Doctor of Philosophy
in Policy Analysis by the RAND
Graduate School.

G. Edward DeSeve has been
awarded the S. Kenneth Howard
Award by the American Society
for Public Administration, Asso-
ciation of Budgeting and Finan-
cial Management. The award
recognizes "the exemplary work
and professional integrity of an
individual who has devoted a
significant part of his or her
public service career to the
advancement of public budget-
ing and financial management."

NOVEMBER 5, 2002

International Travel Grants

Full-time faculty members are
invited to submit proposals to
the InternationalTravel Fund
Committee for support to con-
duct research overseas. Awards
are made for economy class
travel and it is presumed that
other sources of support, par-
ticularly from the appropriate
department or college, are
being applied to the project.

The purpose of the awards is
to provide seed funds for proj-
ects of major significance. The
International Travel Fund Com-
mittee, composed of four facul-
ty members, will evaluate the
proposals in accordance with
the guidelines listed at www,
intprog.umd.edu. The deadline
for proposals for International
Travel Grants is Nov. 15.

For more information, con-
tact Pernille Levine at 5-7158 or
Pernille@umd.edu.

Talking with Someone
about Alcohol and Drugs

Are you not sure what to say to
someone about their alcohol or
drug use-even your children?
Leah McGrath, coordinator of
substance abuse prevention,
will help you find effective
ways to approach someone
about these issues on Wednes-
day, Nov. 6 from noon to 1 p.m.
The workshop is part of the
Brown Bag Lunch series run by
the Center for Health and Well-
being and will be held in 0121
Campus Recreation Center
(CRQ. The Center for Health &
Wellbeing is a satellite office of
the University Health Center.
CRC membership is not neces-
sary to attend programs.

For more information, call
(301) 314-1493 or e-mail
treger® health . umd. edu .

Etiquette Dinner

Learn the tricks of the trade at
the dining table. Anna Hart,
protocol and etiquette consult-
ant, will guide participants
through a dining tutorial during
a four-course meal. The event
will take place Thursday, Nov.
14 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the
University Golf Course. RSVP
by Nov. 8; payment deadline
($10 per person) is Nov. 1 1.
Proper attire is required.

For more information, con-
tact Llatetra Brown at (301)
403-2728, ext. 1 1 or Llatetra®
terpalum.umd.edu, or visit
www.alumni.umd.edu.

Children off Faculty and
Staff Information Night

All university employees who
have children interested in
becoming aTerp may attend
the annual Children of Faculty
and Staff Information Night on
Thursday, Nov. 7 from 6:30 to 8
p.m. in 11 40 Plant Sciences.

The reception is designed to
inform university employees
and their children about the
admissions process and how

their relationship with the uni-
versity factors into that process,
and to provide information
concerning tuition remission
benefits.

RSVP by Nov. 5 to (301) 314-
8385. For more information,
contact Shonda Gray at (301)
3 14-8757 or sagray ©deans, umd.
edu, or visit www.uga.umd.edu.

Call for Proposals:

TA Development Grants

The Center forTeaching Excel-
lence, tn conjunction with the
Graduate School, announces its
third annual Call for Proposals
for the academic year 2002-
2003 TA Development Grants.

The CTE will award a num-
ber of small grants (ranging
from $500 to $3,000) to depart-
ments and colleges working to
improve the development, sup-
port and recognition of gradu-
ate teaching assistants. Informa-
tion including criteria for evalu-
ation and award, examples of
previously funded proposals
and proposal guidelines can be
found at www.inform.umd.edu/
CTE (follow the Grants &Awards
link toTA Development Grants).

The deadline for submitting
proposals is Monday, Dec. 2.
Two copies of the application
materials should be sent to
Dina Longhitano, Coordinator,
Center forTeaching Excellence,
0405 Marie Mount Hall.

For more information, contact
Dina Longhitano at (301) 314-
1283 ordlp@wam.umd.edu.

Flowers after the Funeral

Richard Cox of the School of
Information Studies, University
of Pittsburgh, will speak on the
spate of book publishing, docu-
mentation projects, memorials
and museum exhibits about the
events of Sept. 11,2001 in
"Flowers after the Funeral: the
Meaning of Libraries, Archives
and Museums in the Post 9/11
World "on Thursday Nov. 14
from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the
Special Events Room, 6th floor
McKeldin Library.

For more information, con-
tact Marietta Plank at 5-2033 or
mplank@deans.umd.edu, or
visit www.clis.umd.edu.

Writers Here and Mow

The Creative Writing Depart-
ment presents a reading by
alumna Joelle Biele on Wednes-
day Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. in the
Special Events Room, 6th floor
McKeldin Library. A book sign-
ing will follow the reading.
Admission is free.

Biele, a Fulb right scholar, has
published in many literary jour-
nals such as Antioch Review,
Hubbub and Indiana Review.
She has taught American litera-
ture and creative writing at the
University of Oldenburg in Ger-
many and has served as a lec-
turer in the English depart-
ment.

For more information, con-
tact Don Berger at 5-3820 or
dbI88@umail.umd.edu.

CYC Halloween Hullabaloo

PM0T0S BY MONETTE AUSTIN BAILEY

Super heroes,
prmcesses, kitty
cats, firemen and
more attended a
Halloween party at the
Center for Young
Children last week.
Above, a group of 3-
and 4-year-olds listen
as their teacher tells
them a pre-costume
parade story Alorah
Van Tassell, right, sits
pretty as Cinderella.

First Book:

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ing and teachable across disci-
plines.

About mid-fall, a call is put
out for book suggestions.
Approximately a dozen facul-
ty, staff and students from all
over the university serve on
the selection committee. Mem-
bers use the January academic
break to read finalists and come
back in the spring to discuss
their choices. Last year's book,
poet Lucille Clifton's "Blessing
of the Boats: New and Selected
Poems 1988-2000,"was the
first book of poetry chosen.

"Several classes used the
book," says Peres. "When she
came on campus, it was stand-
ing room only."

Peres says there were long
discussions about this year's
choice. Some of the finalists
were "Out of Place: A Memoir"
by Edward Said, a Palestinian
critical theorist at Columbia
University, and "Young Men
and Fire" by Norman Maclean.
It told the story of and the les-
sons learned from a post-
World War n mass forest fire in
Montana that killed 13 smoke
jumpers.

"This year, we needed a spe-
cial book. So many things hap-
pened on campus, both won-
derful and terrible," says Peres,
who mentioned that this is the
first time a play was chosen.
"We thought, how can we
address issues of community?"

What they came up with
was "The Laramie Project,"
which is based on a play by
Moises Kaufman and members
of the Tectonic Theater Pro-
ject. Without re-enacting the

Diversity

murder or introducing
Matthew Shepard as a charac-
ter, the play explores how his
beating death at the hands of
two local men affected the
hearts and minds of Laramie,
Wyo. residents. The play is
shaped through more than
200 interviews conducted by
Tectonic project members.
The production, directed by
Adele Cabot, begins a three-
week sold out run at the
Clarice Smith Performing Arts
Center's Kogod Theatre on
Saturday

LoisVietri.a government
and politics professor, found
the book an interesting choice
for her American Government
and Politics students.

"It is a major component of
GVPT 170," she says. "It is a
large lecture class with 1 2 dis-
cussion sections and 260 stu-
dents. They have been asked
to... experience 'The Laramie
Project' from all three media:
text, film and play."

Vietri would like students to
think about how democratic
communities deal with hate
crimes and how popular cul-
ture plays a learning and heal-
ing role in politics. She used
the 1999-2000 selection, Tim
O'Brien's "The Things They
Carried,"in her Vietnam
course. She finds the First
Book selections valuable addi-
tions to her curriculum.

"I think it is a wonderful
way to have a community dia-
logue and to have students
involved in all stages of selec-
tion, dissemination and learn-
ing exchange."