Outlook / the University of Maryland, College Park (2003)

Outlook

Making a
Difference
Through
Service

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THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FACULTY AND STAFF WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Volume 10 • Number 2 ■ February 4, 200}

Professor Helps
Unearth History

A rural pasture in western
Illinois holds pieces of a
story of courage and per-
severance. Pieces of broken bot-
tle glass, ceramic, buttons and
pins may be all the physical evi-
dence of New Philadelphia, but
its significance endures.

Paul Shackel, archaeologist
and director of the university's
Center for Heritage Resource
Studies, is working with Univer-
sity of Illinois at Springfield pro-
fessor Vibert White to bring the
story of New Philadelphia, 111. to
national consciousness. Incor-
porated by freed slave Frank
McWorter in 1836, it is the earli-
est such town incorporated by
a black person in America.
Other towns, such as Edwards-
ville. 111., founded in 1819, or
Brookland, Mo., in 1 830, were
earlier settlements, but were
created by white people and
not incorporated by an African
American.

" 'Free Frank' purchased his
freedom by working in the salt-
peter mines in Kentucky and
acquired this land,'' says Shackel.
"He divided it into lots and sold
them. With the money, he was
able to buy 15 members of his
family out of slavery."

New Philadelphia, of which
only part of its 42 acres were
setUed, was a biracial, integrated
community, says Shackel. It was
mosdy a farming community,
though small tradesmen such as
a blacksmith and a cooper (who
makes wooden barrels) worked
in the town. At its peak between
1850 and 1870, 200 people
called New Philadelphia home.

"After the Civil War, racism set
the limits on the town," says
Shackel. "A major road was re-
routed past the town" and the
railroad was also re-directed fur-
ther north."By the 1920s, the
town had disappeared from the
landscape."

Shackel first learned of Mc-
Worter after a colleague recom-
mended a biography on the man.
"I thought, 'Wouldn't it be great
to find out more... about the
whole community? ' White, head
of African-American studies at
Springfield and director of the
New Philadelphia initiative, also
thought so. He got in touch with
Shackel last May and asked if he
wanted to help with the pro-
ject, which received a $50,000
grant from the University of Illi-
nois at Springfield, as well as
some funds from the College of
Behavioral and Social Sciences
and the graduate school.

One of the goals is to get New
Philadelphia listed on the Nation-
al Register of Historic Places and
make it part of the national park

See HISTORY, page 3

Charities: Raising Funds and Spirits

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PHOTOS BY CYNTHIA MITCHEL

Carla Laughery (left), accounting associate in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources' human
relations department, helped her college raise the most funds. Bonnie Smith, executive administrative
assistant for the vice president of administrative affairs, won two roundtrip airline tickets in a drawing
of all employees who contributed to the Maryland Charities Campaign.

Carla Laughery,
accounting associ-
ate in the College
of Agriculture and
Natural Resources' human
relations department, may
have thought herself a pest
when e-mailing colleagues
about the Maryland Charities
Campaign. However, they
thought otherwise and, with
her encouragment, contri-
buted more than $26,000 to
the fund — the highest total
contribution.

"Probably every other day,
I would e-mail people telling
them how much money wed
raised so far and with some
kind of quote," says Laughery.
"I think believing in it from
your heart is what helps."

She started her fundraising
efforts by sending a personal
letter with every employee's
gift form. In it, she talked
about how after tragedy
(such as the Sept. 1 1 terrorist
attacks, the September torna-
do that struck campus and

even the sniper attacks), not
everyone can afford bereave-
ment services such as coun-
seling. She emphasized that
gifts to Maryland Charities
would ensure that those serv-
ices, and more, were provid-
ed for people in the state.
She counts herself as fortu-
nate, so giving is also an
extension of her gratitude.

"I've given for a long time.
I don't have a lot, but,. .."

See CHARITIES, page 3

New Officers to Patrol Route 1 Area

City, County Pledge Additional Support

The university and Prince
George's County have
pledged to provide additional
police officers and improve
communication between
their respective police agen-
cies to enhance safety and
security in the Route 1 corri-
dor near the campus in Col-
lege Park.

University President Dan
Mote and County Executive
Jack Johnson both said they
fully accept the recommenda-
tions of the Route 1 Corridor
Task Force that they appoint-
ed to study safety and securi-
ty in the heavily student-pop-
ulated areas just off campus.

College Park City Manager
Samuel Fin 2, a member of the
task force, said he will sup-
port the recommendations
that apply to the city before
the city council.

The task force identified
problems and made recom-
mendations in the areas of
safe transportation, police
presence in the region and
crime prevention efforts,
including information shar-

ing, public information and
education, infrastructure and
alcohol enforcement. The
recommendations include:

• hiring six new officers
for the University of Mary-
land Police Department who
will patrol the area Wednes-
day through Saturday nights;

• creating a dedicated unit
comprising two university
police officers and two coun-
ty police officers to jointly
patrol the Route 1 corridor
on Friday and Saturday nights;

• assigning a Prince
George's County officer to
work out of university police
facilities to provide dedicat-
ed crime prevention services
for College Park;

• expanding and redefining
the area of concurrent juris-
diction shared by the county
and the university;

• training for university
and county communications
staffs to improve requests for
service between die agen-
cies;

• assignment of a universi-
ty officer and a county offi-

cer to establish liaison
between the university and
county police;

• reconfigured shifts to
provide five additional coun-
ty officers during critical
times in the Route 1 corri-
dor.

Ken Krouse, campus chief
of police, says the new offi-
cers would help patrol the
busier municipal area of Col-
lege Park. "Our concurrent
jurisdiction agreement was
for the old town area of Col-
lege Park," he says, adding
that as more students in
search of housing moved off
campus, officers' patrol areas
have been increased. "It cre-
ates a heavier workload."

He is concerned about
what may be seen as a spike
in crime as his officers per-
form more routine municipal
duties that could result in
more arrests. He said the
increase just shows a greater
police presence.

During his campaign for

See PATROL, page 3

Answering
Questions About
New Libraries'
Catalog

On Monday, Jan. 6, library users
of the University System of
Maryland discovered a new and
improved online catalog — called
catalogUSMAI — to assist them in
accessing the Libraries' collections.
The following questions and
answers have been prepared by
the Libraries to help the campus
community better understand and
use the new catalog system (a sec-
ond set of questions will appear in
the Feb. 1 1 Issue of Oudook):

Q, Why was it necessary to
change catalogs?

A. In 1991 the Libraries installed
the CARL integrated library system
upon which VICTORWeb was
built. Over the course of the past
decade significant advances have
been made in computer hardware
and software and in the way that
systems talk to each other. Further
development to the CARL system
is no longer feasible.

The new system, catalogUSMAI,
provides the same features as VIC-
TORWeb plus much more. In addi-
tion to new searching capabilities,
catalogUSMAI includes options to
save searches and results, to cus-
tomize the display and to limit the
results of a search by format, lan-
guage, location or publication date.

By selecting a third generation
integrated library system, the
Libraries are positioned to offer
even more innovative resources
and services in the future. The new
system supports the integration of
other technologies to make identi-
fying and retrieving materials more
efficient and straightforward. For
example, it will be possible to
search for a magazine in the cata-
log and link to a particular article
online or to locate a film and view
it on your computer screen.

Q. What are the advantages of
the new catalog?

A. The open system design of the
new catalog has allowed the
Libraries to customize the look
and format of the catalog, and to
provide more search and indexing
capabilities than were possible
with the old catalog.

Q. What are some of the key
features of the new catalog?

A. Key features include:

• An enhanced basic search,
with on-screen tips to guide users
in searching and the ability to do
keyword searches in specific areas
of the catalog records, such as
words in the tide area.

• A powerful advanced search
capability with options to:

See CATALOG, page 2

FEBRUARY 4, 2OO3

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YOUR GUIDE TO UNIVERSITY EVENTS: FEBRUARY 4

1

february 4

12:45-4 p.m., OIT Short-
course Training: Introduc-
tion to HTML 4404 Computer
& Space Science. Learn to for-
mat a basic Web page, includ-
ing text and paragraph format-
ting, special text characters,
hyperlinks and graphics. Pre-
requisites for the class: familiar-
ity with the Web and Netscape.
The class fee is $40. To regis-
ter, visit www.oit.umd.edu/sc.
For more information, contact
Jane S.Wieboldt at 5-0443 or
oit-training@' umail . umd . edu .

el

WEDNESDAY

february 5

10 a.m-8 p.m.. Libraries'
Used Book Sale Ground floor,
Hornbake Library. 10,000+
books, journals and records in
a variety of subject areas— his-
tory, art, science, philosophy,
psychology, sociology, religion,
etc. — on sale. Campus commu-
nity members with ID will be
allowed to browse and buy
beginning at 8 a.m. Hardcovers
start at $4 and paperbacks at
$2. Proceeds to benefit the
Libraries. For more informa-
tion, call 5-9125 or visit www.
lib.umd.edu/booksale.htmt.

Noon-1 p.m.. Counseling
Center's Research and
Development Meeting 0114
Counseling Center, Shoemaker
Building. Carl Lejuez of the psy-
chology department will pres-
ent "Activation Strategies in the
Treatment of Depression." For
more information, contact
Vivian S. Boyd at vbl4@umail.
umd.edu or 4-7675.

Noon-4:30 p.m., Sino-Amer-
ican Relations in the News:
Does the Media Reflect a
Balance? 0105 St. Mary's Hall.
Sponsored by the Institue for
Global Chinese Affairs. Chinese
buffet lunch, noon-1 :30 p.m.;
students, $5; others, $ 10. For
more information and to RSVP,
contact Rebecca McGinnis at
5-0213 or rml65@umail.umd.
edu.

4-6 p.m.. Superintendents
Forum: Superintendents
Making It Happen 2154
Tawes Fine Arts Building. The
College of Education's Institute
for Minority Achievement and
Urban Education will host
"Improving Teacher Quality

Black Feminism in the Detective Novel

Author Barbara Neely will speak on Writing Black
Feminism in the Detective Novel from 4-5:30 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 10 in 0200 Symons Hall. Neely is a novel-
ist, short story writer and author of the popular Blanche White
mystery novels. White, who works as a domestic, brings her
intelligence and social location to bear in solving murders that
defy the police. For more information, contact Luh Prasetyan-
ingsih, luhayu@wam.umd.edu.

Improves Student Performance,"
co-sponsored by the Depart-
ment of Educational Policy and
Leadership. The featured super-
intendent is Jerry Weast, Mont-
gomery Count)' Public Schools.
For more information, contact
Martin L.Johnson at mjl3@
umail.umd.edu or visit www.
education, umd . edu/MIMAUE .

THURSDAY

february 6

8:45a.m. -4 p.m., OIT Short-
course Training: Microsoft
Word Level 2 4404 Computer
& Space Science. Learn to: use
section breaks to format a doc-
ument; format text in columns
and sort table data; create and
use templates; merge a docu-
ment with data to create multi-
ple variations of a document;
use Macros; and more. The
class fee is $90. To register,
visit www.oit.umd.edu/sc. For
more information, contact Jane
S.Wieboldt at (301) 405-0443
or oit-training@umail,umd.edu.

1 a.m. -noon. Introduction
to Arc View 2109 McKeldin.
A hands-on workshop on basic
ope radons of Arc View GIS soft-
ware. Free, but advance regis-
tration is required at www. lib.
umd.edu/UES/gis.html Seating
is limited to 16 people. For
more information, contact User
Education Services at 5-9070
or ue6@umail.umd.edu, or visit
www.lib. umd , edu/UES/gis . html.

4 p.m.. Committee for Phi-
losophy and the Sciences
Colloquium 1116 Institute for
Physical Science and Technolo-
gy (IPST). Andrew Elby, Physics
Education Research Group, De-
partment of Physics, will dis-
cuss "What Science Education
Researchers Talk about When
They Talk about Epistemology':
An Introduction to Students'
Views of Knowledge. 7 ' Refresh-
ments served at 3:45 p.m. For
more information, visit http://
carnap . umd . edu/cpas .

february 7

9:1 5-1 1:30 a.m., OIT Short-
course Training: Corporate

Time-Web 4404 Computer &
Space Science. Learn to: view a
personal calendar in three for-
mats; block periods of time in
a calendar; propose a meeting
to another individual or group;
create repeating meetings; and
more. The class fee is $20. To
register, visit www.oit.umd.edu/
sc. For more information, con-
tact Jane S.Wieboldt at 5-0443
or oit-training@umail.umd.edu.

7:30 p.m.. Faculty Spot-
light Recital: Rebecca Kite

Gildenhorn Recital Hall,
Clarice Smith Performing Arts
Center. Internationally recog-
nized soloist performs works
for marimba including the
world premiere of Evan
Hause's Circle for six mallets.
Free. For tickets or more in-
formation, call (301) 405-ARTS.

SATURDAY

february 8

8:45 a.m. -4 p.m.. Fighting,
Folios and 16th Century
Underwear: Focus on
Romeo and Juliet Lab The-
atre, room 2740 Clarice Smith
Performing Arts Center. The
Center for Renaissance & Bar-
oque Studies (CRBS) presents a
conference to precede the
Renaissance-inspired produc-
tion of Romeo and Juliet in
March. Registration fee of $5
covers activities; $17 covers
registration and lunch. Regis-
tration forms can be found at
01 39 Taliaferro Hall. For more
information, contact CRBS at
crbs@umail.umd.edu or visit
www. inform .umd.edu/crbs.

1-5 p.m., Smithsonian Afri-
can Museum Tour See Black
History Month Events, page 4.

8 p.m., FAKAE/Passing the

Catalog: Easing Research

Continued fiom page 1

' combine keyword search-
es in different parts of the
record.

* limit searches by format,
by language, by range of dates
or by bbrary collection,

* browse lists of authors,
tides, subject headings or call
numbers.

* use command language
searching to create complex
searches with maximum con-
trol over a search.

* Ability to save lists of cata-
log records to consult when

using catalog at a later date.

* Ability to save favorite
searches and repeat the
searches at a later date.

* Library users will also be
able to use the new catalog to:

* request materials from
other USMAI libraries if the
item is not available at their
home institution.

* review requests they have
made.

' view lists of library mate-
rials they have checked out.

Tradition: First Generation
Griot in the USA Gildenhorn
Recital Hall, Clarice Smith Perf-
orming Arts Center. Diali pjimo
Kouyate and his son Amadou
present an evening of tradition-
al and contemporary music
and spoken word grounded in
the Mil in ling Griot/Diali tradi-
tion passed down through gen-
erations. As a first-generation
American, Amadou will present
music that reflects his ances-
tral connections, incorporating
kora, djembe and other instru-
mentation with vocalization
and spoken word from the tra-
ditions of West Africa to the
hip-hop generation. Free. For
tickets and more information,
call (301) 405-ARTS.

february 9

7:30 p.m., Singer Yungchen
Lhamo Gildenhorn Recital
Hall, Clarice Smith Performing
Arts Center. Tibet's internation-
ally acclaimed diva calls herself
an ordinary woman born in
Tibet. Known as "the voice of
Tibet," since 1 995 she has
given hundreds of performanc-
es around the world. Tickets
are $25 for the public. $20 for
students. For more informa-
tion, call (301) 405-ARTS.

february 10

HIV/AIDS Charity Basket-
ball Tournament Feb. 10-14.
See For Your Interest, page 4.

4 p.m.. Appetites and Polit-
ical Desire: Intersections of
Sexual and Racial Science
and Geopolitics in the Mid-
Twentieth Century 21 1 Tali-
aferro. With Jessica Shubow;
part of the series The Body and
the Body Politic. Refreshments
will be served at 3:30. Discus-
sion based on a paper available
in the Department of History
office, or by sending a request
to historycenter@umail.umd.
edu. For more information, call
Herbert Brewer at 5-8739.

4:15-5:45 p.m., Introductory
Massage Therapy Class

01 40 Campus Recreation Cen-
ter. Participants will learn how
massage therapy can help
reduce stress and improve pro-
ductivity at work, in addition
to benefits such as relief from
muscle pain, headaches and
other ailments. Free; no reser-
vations required. Come alone
or bring a friend. For more in-
formation, call instructor Geoff
Gilbert at (301) 881-3434.

5-7 p.m.. Discussion: What
Happens When We Make It?

See Black History Month
Events, page 4.

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OUTLOOK

Patrol: Meaningful Changes, Improved Safety

Continued from page 1

county executive, Johnson
promised to support increased
protection at the university. "We
support the recommendations
of the task force "Johnson said.
"Parents are not going to send
their children into an unsafe
environment. We want to make
sure we maintain a first-class
environment for our students."
"These commitments repre-
sent a new spirit of partnership
and cooperation that will result
in significantly greater safety
and security around the cam-
pus," Mote said. "Even at this
time of severe budgetary cuts to
the university and the county,
we are committing new resour-
ces to this effort. We are deter-
mined to do everything we can
to foster a community that is

safe and hospitable for our stu-
dents and meets all reasonable
expectations for a major univer-
sity and a college town."

Recommendations for College
Park include the use of existing
resources and ordinances to
assist with public information
efforts, street and intersection
improvements and enforcement
of city codes.

Other steps include training
for student residents of the city
on their responsibilities when
hosting large parties; improved
sharing of criminal information;
continuing solicitation of com-
munity input; and improved
outreach to the community for
crime prevention.

In addition, the university
will provide new resources to

improve public transportation
between campus and the sur-
rounding area for students.
Mote said the safety program
improvements will result in one-
time costs to the university of
$283,000 plus ongoing costs of
more than $375,000 annually.
The cost for Prince George's
County will be $109,750, which
includes additional police for
the Route 1 Corridor.

Krouse would like the univer-
sity and surrounding communi-
ties to know that these changes
"aren't just a police show," but
an effort to ensure safety on and
around campus.

The entire report is posted
on the university Web site at:
wwwurhome . umd.edu/news-
desk/pdf/ro utel_report.pdf.

History- The Lessons of New Philadelphia

Continued from page 1

are researching census records and deeds.

White and colleagues hope to get a museum
established, building upon the historical signifi-
cance of the area. Several sites related to Abraham
Lincoln, such as his home site are nearby. Hanni-
bal, Mo. is also close. Shackel says heritage
tourism is already big in Illinois and nearby Mis-
souri and this work will tap into this initiative.

Shackel, who teaches methods and theory and
historical archeology, says New Philadelphia is
more than a model of one man's determination.
McWorter not only established a town in a place
with substantial anti-black codes, he created a
place Shackel says could be a model of human
relations today.

"This was not a segregated town. Blacks and
whites -were coming to the town and living
together. It's a wonderful story. I want to use it as
a teaching tool," he says. "That's the power of
archaeology, . .to make things relevant to society
today."

For more information about the project and
the town, visit www.heritage.umd.edu/.

PHOTO COURTESY OF HTTP;//NEWPHILADELPHI A.UIS EDU/

A sign marks the former site of New Philadelphia, the
first U.S. town to be incorporated by a black person.

system. Shackel says that it's a time- and labor-
intensive process. Artifacts found at the site dur-
ing an archeological survey last fall are being sent
to Maryland for cleaning and cataloguing while
the paperwork is being prepared for nomination.
Students from Illinois universities and Maryland

Charities! Last Year's Donations Topped

Continued from page 1

In the four years Laughery
has been organizing the col-
lege's campaign efforts, it has
placed first in giving. Co-work-
ers and supervisors credit her
enthusiasm. " . . . Carla Laugh-
ery... has led the college effort
from Norman Pruitt's office,
with enthusiasm and commit-
ment. .. ," wrote Dean Tom Fretz
in a note to Provost William
Destler. Laughery passes on
some of the credit to the "really
good college" in which she
works. And, unlike some of the
other colleges and schools on
campus, there are agriculture
and natural resources people all
over the state. Laughery did her
best to reach each one.

"1 had someone make a chart
for me on our progress and I
put it on my door. I put balloons
on it and flowers," she says,
adding that she would email a
picture of her door as well.
"People like to see."

The college beat its last year's
effort by $900 and Laughery
says that makes her feel espe-

cially good when she considers
that no one received raises this
year. She believes the good in
people comes out no matter
what, and that giving isn't
restricted to Maryland organiza-
tions."! know that some people
give to other things, and that's
great, but some people give
only to this. And I've convinced
some to do both."

Enthusiasm such as Laugh-
ery 's may have been at work
campus wide. According to
Assistant Director of Personnel
Dick Bosstick, this year's cam-
paign raised $211,318, approxi-
mately 1 5 percent over last year
with a 46 percent increase in
participation. His explanation?

"Last year was the 9/1 1 year,
and also the tornado on cam-
pus. A lot of people gave to
New York or the campus," says
Bosstick. "This year was the sec-
ond highest we've ever had.
We're one of two in the Univer-
sity System that beat our goal.
The other was UMAB [Universi-
ty of Maryland at Baltimore]."

The campus raised $18,000
above the goal. Its highest con-
tribution total is $221 ,000 and
Bosstick feels that, since gifts
are still coming in, the universi-
ty may topple that record this
year. "Within the whole state,
contributions are down, so for
our gifts to increase is good."

The Athletic Department con-
tributed box seat tickets to an
incentive drawing for depart-
ments. The winning units and
the categories in which they
excelled are:

• Highest total contributions

1. College of Agriculture and
Natural Resources

2. Office of Information Tech-
nology

• Highest Average Contribu-
tion Per Participant

1. Mechanical engineering

2. Economics

• Highest Participation Level

1. Procurement

2. Architecture, engineering
and contruction department
of Facilities Management

Pxtracurfic u I a r

Working Hard for Change
in His Community

Involvement on the
mayor's council for
youth in his native
Cincinnati gave Multitrade
Supervisor Walter Ficklin a
glimpse of politics in high
school. That glimpse had a
lasting effect.

Though he spends his
days working for the
building services division
of Facilities Management
overseeing the work of 17
men and women, he
spends just as much time
as one of four town coun-
cil members for the town
of Bladensburg. Ficklin
won a chance to repre-
sent the second ward last
month, with more than dou-
ble the amount of votes than
his nearest competitor. A spe-
cial election was held to fill
two council seats after former
Ward 2 councilman Bob
McGrory was appointed to
replace Mayor David Harring-
ton who resigned last fall.
Councilmember Karla Koles'
resignation, also last fall, left a
second hole, which was filled
by an appointee. Ficklin,
who's lived in Bladensburg
four years, saw a mailed notice
about the election and decid-
ed it was time to do a little
more for his community.

"I wondered if I'd have
time, though, because I'm in
school also," he says. Ficklin is
working on a combined mas-
ter's in business administra-
tion and technology manage-
ment through University Col-
lege. "But I thought if I wanted
to make some changes, this is
the time to do it."

Since he wanted to make
sure those who helped his
efforts really wanted to be
there, Ficklin didn't ask for
assistance with his campaign.
He would tell people what he
was doing and then work
with friends who came for-
ward as volunteers. Campus
colleagues Teresa McCain,
with University Communica-
tions, and Patricia Thomas,
assistant director of the Office
of Multi-Ethnic Student Educa-
tion, were part of his team. In
the month between submit-
ting his letter of intent and
the election, he aggressively
passed out fryers and went
door to door. It seems he has-
n't slowed down since his
official first day on Jan. 13-

"I've met with the town
administrator about my goals,
the chief of police and the
town treasurer. I'm scheduled
to meet with public works
and code enforcement."

PHOTO BY M0NETTE AUSTIN BAILEY

Walter Ficklin

Ficklin says it's important to
let those with whom he needs
to work know what he's
thinking, and to see where
they are as well. His campaign
slogan, "Destiny is not a matter
of chance, but a matter of
choice," shapes his efforts. He
developed a plan of action
based on die letters in the
word "choice":

"'C is for change. I'd like to
continue some of the good
changes that happened under
David Harrington. There's
been a lot of economic devel-
opment In the community. I'd
like to continue that and initi-
ate new plans. 'H' is for health
care. The town hosts a health
fair and I'd like to tailor some
to specific populations, such as
preventative care for seniors.

" 'O' is for opportunities for
jobs. T is for involvement,
more community involve-
ment, and I'd like to get the
faith-based community more
involved. C is for crime reduc-
tion and more visibility of
town police. And E' is for edu-
cation. I'd like to try to imple-
ment anger management and
street smarts courses in the
schools," says Ficklin, whose
term goes through 2005. He
also wants to see residents
receive a high level of cus-
tomer service from their town
offices. "Smile and return calls
in a timely fashion," says Fick-
lin by way of example.

He's excited and nervous
about his new post and its
responsibilities, but confident
that with the community's
help he can make a differ-
ence. He realizes his victory
was not won in solitude. "I
give God the glory for it and
thanks go out to my staff; my
family in Cincinnati; my
church, Faith Tabernacle of
Prayer; and the voters.

"My goal is to make Bladens-
burg a world-class town."

Editor's note: Outlook's feature, extracurricular, will take occasional
glimpses into university employees' lives outside of their day jobs. We
welcome story suggestions; call Monette Austin Bailey at (301) 405-
4629 or send them to outlook@accmall.umd.edu.

FEBRUARY 4, 2003

Martin Luther King Jr.
Scholarship Program

This program, now in its sec-
ond year, was established in
commemoration of the late
Martin Luther King Jr. Under
this initiative, continuing jun-
iors, seniors or graduate stu-
dents may apply for an eight-
week, paid Internship in the
U.S. Department of Education
in Washington, D.C.

Up to 10 students will be
selected for the scholarship.
It is an exceptional way for
outstanding students to learn
about the federal role in edu-
cation and to experience the
value of government service.
Faculty members are asked to
encourage their best students
to apply.

The recruitment announce-
ment is available at www.ed.
gov/offices/OSFAP/Students/
fshea.html. For more informa-
tion, visit www.ed.gov,
www.usajobs.opm.gov and
www. stude nt jobs . gov.

Hoover Foundation
Scientific Scholarship

Faculty members and student
advisors in the life sciences,
physical sciences and social
sciences are asked to encour-
age their best juniors, seniors
and graduate students to
apply for the }. Edgar Hoover
Foundation Scientific Scholar-
ship.

The university is one of 10
institutions selected to nomi-
nate one outstanding student
for a $25,000 scholarship.
The student must be in a sci-
entific field relevant to mod-
ern-day law enforcement.

An application, narrative
statement, two letters of rec-
ommendation and other
materials must be submitted
to Camille Stillwell in 2 1 30

Mitchell by Feb. 10. Applica-
tions are available at 2130
Mitchell. For more informa-
tion, contact Stillwell at (301)
314-1289 or cstllwe@umd.edu,
or visit www.umd.edu/nso.

Art and Learning
Center Classes

Energize your spring with
yoga, guitar, ballroom dance,
painting, belly dance and tai
chi. Or learn to speak the lan-
guage of love this Valentine's
Day with French classes
beginning Feb, 1 2 from 5 to
6:30 p.m. for six weeks. Kick
your workout up a notch
with kickboxing classes, held
Wednesdays from 5 to 6 p.m.
for 12 weeks beginning Feb.
12. Discounts on classes are
offered for students, alumni,
(acuity and staff.

For more information, visit
www.union.umd.edu/artcen-
ter or call (301) 314-ARTS.

Gyntkana Saturday

Gymnastics

Gymkana's Saturday program
for children and teens will be
offered beginning Feb. 8 for
eight weeks.

The coed program takes
place in 1 120 HHP Building
(Gymnastics Facility) from 9
to 9:55 a.m. for GymkaTots
ages 5 to 7; from 10 to 10:55
a.m. for GymkaGymnasts ages
8 to 16; and from 1 1 to 1 1 :55
a.m. for GymkaTroupers ages
8 to 16, who will learn Gym-
kana's novelty style acts. The
cost for each program is $ 1 35-
Multiple program discounts
are available for students
enrolling in both GymkaGym-
nasts and GymkaTroupers.

For more information or to
register, call program direc-
tors Scott Welsh or Josh
Montfort at (301) 405-2566.

New Hours for Campus Eateries

^^^ comply with University of Maryland's state budget

reductions, the Department of Dining Services has

changed the hours of operation at the following locations:

The Dairy, Turner Hall

Engineering and Math

Monday through Friday 11

Buildings:

3,m,-3 p.m.

E&M Bakery, Monday

through Friday 7 a.m.-3 p.m.

Van Munching Hall:

E&M Deli, Monday through

Rudy's Cart, Monday

Thursday 10 a.m -4:30 p.m..

through Thursday 7:30 a.m.-

Friday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

4:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m. -3

Taco Bell Express, Monday

p.m.

through Thursday 10 a.m.-

Rudy's Cafe, Monday

4:30 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. -3

through Friday 11 a.m.— 2 p.m.

p.m.

Stamp Student Union:

Mulligan's Grill,

The Coffee Bar, Monday

University Golf Course:

through Friday 7:30 a.m.-4:30

Monday 1 1:30 a,m-2 p.m.

p.m.

Tuesday and Wednesday

Taco Bell Express, Monday

11:30 a. m-7 p.m.

through Thursday 10 a.m.-5

Thursday and Friday 11:30

p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

a.m.-9 p.m.

The Piiza Shop, Monday

Saturday and Sunday 11:30

through Thursday 10 a.m.-4

a.m.-6 p.m.

p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

r™ or more information, contac
or pfeFffer@dining.umd.edu,

Jennifer Pfeiffer, (301) 314-8042

or visit www.dining.umd.edu.

Black History Month Events

The following is a partial list of
events around campus cele-
brating Black History Month:

Smithsonian African Mu-
seum Tour. Saturday, 1-5 p.m.,
Feb. 8. Sponsored by the B!ack
Student Union. For more informa-
tion, call 4-8326.

What Happens When We
Make It? 5-7 p.m., Monday, Feb.
10, Multi-Purpose Room, Nyum-
buru Cultural Center. Ryan C.
Holmes will be guest facilitator
for this discussion of the respon-
sibility of black people to thBJr
community when they succeed.
Refreshments will be served.

HIV/AIDS Charity Basket-
ball Tournament. Feb. 10-14.
Fundraiser for AIDS orphans in
Africa and to reinforce awareness
of the epidemic. For more infor-
mation, contact Saheed Ashiru at
saheedahsiru@yahoo.com

King's Dream. 7 p.m.. Tues-
day, Feb. 11, Hoff Theater, Stamp
Union. A dramatic presentation
dedicated to an American legend
and the spirit of the civil rights
movement. For more information,
contact Erik a Ross at 4-8498.

26th Annual Mufti-Ethnic
Student Career and Job Fair.

9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Wednesday,
Feb. 12, Grand Ballroom, Stamp
Student Union, For more informa-
tion, contact Christopher Irwin at
cirwin@ds9.umd.edu.

Affirmative Action and the
New Civil Rights Movement.

7-9 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 18, Grand
Ballroom, Stamp Student Union.
Guest speaker Shanta Driver of
the Coalition to Defend Affirma-
tive Action Integration will speak
on the fight for equality. Refresh-
ments will be served. For more
information, contact Jessica Sol-
omon atjtsolo@wam.umd.edu.

Student Organization

Involvement Fair. 10 a.m. -3
p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 19, Grand
Ballroom, Stamp Student Union.
For more information, call 5-0838.

Black Europeans? Racism,
Identity and the Black Ath-
lete. 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.
19, HHP Bldg., 3rd Floor, Faculty
and Staff Lounge. Ben Carrington
of the University of Brighton,
U.K., will lecture on European
racism and the politics of the
Black Diaspora. For more infor-
mation, contact Jane E. Clark at
5-2450 or jeclark@umd.edu.

Black Cultural Southern
Dinner. 4:30-7:30 p.m., Wednes-
day, Feb. 19, The Diner at Ellicott
and South Campus Dining Hall, A
dinner featuring employee
recipes as well as cultural dining
favorites. For more information,
contact Pat Higgms at 4-8054.

Campus Conversations In
the Diaspora. 2-4 p.m., Friday,
Feb. 21, Conference Room,
Nyumburu Cultural Center. For
more information, call 4-8439,

Community Service Project.

Saturday, Feb. 22. For more infor-
mation, contact Jessica Solomon
at jtsolo@wam.umd.edu.

Soul Food Sunday. Sunday,
Feb. 23. Location TBD. Enjoy some
soul food with the Black Campus
Community. For more informa-
tion, contact J. Hines at 4-8326.

Guest speaker Kwesi
Mfume. Time TBD, Monday, Feb.

24, Hoff Theater, Stamp Student
Union. The NAACP president will
speak on the importance of voting
to the Black community. Free.

African Diaspora Film Fes-
tival. Feb. 24-28. A showcase of
films from producers of the Afri-
can Diaspora. Will include works
from Caribbean, African, South
American and African American
film makers. For more informa-
tion, contact Saheed Ashiru at
saheedahsiru@yahoo.com.

Brown Bag Lunch: Blacks in

the Military, noon, Tuesday, Feb.

25, 7121 McKeldin Library. For
more information, contact Ann
Masnik at 5-9263 or
am68@umail.umd.edu.

Black History: A Mult i -Eth-
nic Celebration. 3-5 p.m.,
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1101 Horn-
bake Library. Lecture will be given
by Ronald Walters, Director of
African -American Leadership
Institute, Burns Academy of Lead-
ership. The event will also include
cultural displays, entertainment
and food. For more information,
contact Patricia Thomas at 5-6822
or pthomas@deans.umd.edu.

Caribbean Heritage Dinner.

8 p.m. -12 a.m., Wednesday, Feb.

26, Multi-Purpose Room, Nyum-
buru Cultural Center. For more
information, contact Latoya
Shields at (914) 720-1055.

Black History Family Feud:
Dept. of Residential Facilities
vs. Facilities Management. 10

a.m.-noon, Friday, Feb, 28, Hoff
Theater, Stamp Student Union.
Team competition hosted by
Chick Hernandez of Comcast
SportsNet. For more information,
contact Sean Ballantine at 4-7521
or sballant@accmail.umd.edu.

Local Americanists Lecture:
Adamic Appropriations: Race,
Power, and Naming in Ante-
bellum African-American Lit-
erature. 3 p.m., Friday, Feb. 28,
1117 Susquehanna Hall. Lecture
by P. Gabrielle Foreman of Occi-
dental College. Wine and cheese
reception immediately following
in 3101 Susquehanna Hall. For
more information, contact Robert
S. Levine at 5-3810 or rlevine@
umd.edu.

Black History Month Clos-
ing Ceremony. 3 p.m., Friday,
Feb. 28, Multi-Purpose Room,
Nyumburu Cultural Center. There
will be a speaker and refresh-
ments will be served. For more
information, contact Anne Cars-
well at 4-7759,